singular

== English == === Alternative forms === sing., sg., sg (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”). === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: sĭng'-gyə-lər, IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭng'-gyo͝o-lə, IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ === Adjective === singular (comparative more singular, superlative most singular) Being only one of a larger population; single, individual. Synonyms: individual; see also Thesaurus:specific Antonyms: general; see also Thesaurus:generic Being the only one of the kind; unique. Synonyms: unique; see also Thesaurus:unique Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary. Synonyms: exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable Out of the ordinary; curious. Synonyms: curious, eccentric, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, strange, unusual; see also Thesaurus:strange (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person. Antonym: plural (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse. Synonym: non-invertible Antonyms: invertible, non-singular (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero. (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality. (chiefly law) Each; individual. (obsolete) Engaged in by only one on a side; single. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === singular (plural singulars) (grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing. Antonym: plural (logic) That which is not general; a specific determinate instance. ==== Derived terms ==== singulare tantum ==== Related terms ==== plural ==== Translations ==== === See also === (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, quintal, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar) === Further reading === “singular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “singular”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “singular”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === rail guns, railguns == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin singulāris. Doublet of senglar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [siŋ.ɡuˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [siŋ.ɡuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [siŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ] === Adjective === singular m or f (masculine and feminine plural singulars) singular Antonym: plural ==== Derived terms ==== singularment ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === singular m (plural singulars) (grammar) singular == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin singulāris. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: sin‧gu‧lar === Adjective === singular m or f (plural singulares) (grammar) singular ==== Related terms ==== singularidade === Further reading === “singular”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin singulāris. Doublet of senheiro. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: sin‧gu‧lar === Adjective === singular m or f (plural singulares) singular (being the only one of a kind) Synonym: único (grammar) singular (referring to only one thing) Antonym: plural ==== Derived terms ==== singularmente ==== Related terms ==== singularidade === Noun === singular m (plural singulares) (grammar) singular (form of a word that refers to only one thing) Antonym: plural === Further reading === “singular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “singular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin singularis or French singulier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sin.ɡuˈlar/ === Adjective === singular m or n (feminine singular singulară, masculine plural singulari, feminine/neuter plural singulare) (grammar) singular ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin singulāris. === Noun === sȉngulār m inan (Cyrillic spelling си̏нгула̄р) singular Synonym: jednìna ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin singulāris. Doublet of señero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sinɡuˈlaɾ/ [sĩŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: sin‧gu‧lar === Adjective === singular m or f (masculine and feminine plural singulares) singular Antonym: plural odd, peculiar Synonyms: raro, peculiar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === singular m (plural singulares) singular Antonym: plural === Further reading === “singular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025