singular

singular
adjective
1)

the gallery's singular capacity to attract sponsors

Syn:
remarkable, extraordinary, exceptional, outstanding, signal, notable, noteworthy; rare, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, amazing, astonishing, phenomenal, astounding; informal fantastic, terrific
2)

why was Betty behaving in so singular a fashion?

Syn:
strange, unusual, odd, peculiar, funny, curious, extraordinary, bizarre, eccentric, weird, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, unconventional, out of the ordinary, untypical, puzzling, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, unaccountable

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  • Singular — Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid that all a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SINGULAR — Entwickler: Singular Team der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern Aktuelle Version: 3 0 4 (22. November 2007[1]) Betriebssystem: GNU/Linux …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • singular — SINGULÁR, Ă, singulari, e, adj. 1. (gram.; în sintagmele) Număr singular (şi substantivat, n.) = categorie gramaticală care indică un singur exemplar dintr o categorie de fiinţe, de obiecte etc. Persoana întâi (sau a doua, a treia) singular =… …   Dicționar Român

  • SINGULAR — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Singular (desambiguación). SINGULAR Desarrollador equipo SINGULAR [1] …   Wikipedia Español

  • SINGULAR — is a computer algebra system for polynomial computations with special emphasis on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory. SINGULAR is a free software under the GNU General Public Licence. Problems in non… …   Wikipedia

  • Singular — may refer to:* A grammatical number denoting a unit quantity (as opposed to the plural and other forms) * SINGULAR, a computer algebra system * gravitational singularity * technological singularity * Cingular Wireless, a major mobile network… …   Wikipedia

  • singular — [siŋ′gyə lər] adj. [ME singuler < OFr < L singularis < singulus, SINGLE] 1. being the only one of its kind; single; unique [a singular specimen] 2. exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable [singular beauty] 3. peculiar; strange; odd [what… …   English World dictionary

  • singular — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que es extraño o extraordinario: un comentario singular. Aquel caballero le hizo una singular propuesta. 2. Que es único o sin igual: una posibilidad singular, un ejemplar singular. adjetivo,sustantivo… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Singular — Sm erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. (numerus) singulāris, zu l. singulāris zum einzelnen gehörig, einzeln, vereinzelt , zu l. singulus einzeln, ein einziger, einer allein . Adjektiv: singulär.    Ebenso nndl. singularis, ne.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • singular — adj. 2 g. 1. Individual; único; isolado. 2. Que vale só por si. 3. Significativo. 4. Terminante. 5. Distinto; notável; extraordinário. 6. Particular; especial. 7. Excêntrico; esquisito. 8. Não vulgar, raro. 9. Excelente. • s. m. 10.  [Gramática]… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Singular — Sin gu*lar, n. 1. An individual instance; a particular. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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