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singular
English
Alternative forms
- sing., sg., sg (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Middle English singuler, borrowed from Old French, from Latin singul?ris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s???j?l?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s???j?l?/
Adjective
singular (comparative more singular, superlative most singular)
- Being only one of a larger population.
- Synonym: individual
- Antonym: general
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- The busts […] of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost singular in their kind.
- And God forbid that all a company / Should rue a singular manne's folly.
- 1620, Francis Bacon, Novum Organum
- singular instances
- Synonym: unique
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- Synonyms: exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- So singular a sadness / Must have a cause as strange as the effect.
- Synonyms: curious, eccentric, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, strange, unusual
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- (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.
- (law) Each; individual.
- (obsolete) Engaged in by only one on a side; single.
- Thus made he an end, and the two princes allowed well of his last motion, and so order was taken, that they should fight togither in a singular combat
Synonyms
- (being only one): see also Thesaurus:specific
- (being the only one of a kind): see also Thesaurus:unique
- (being out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:strange
Antonyms
- (being only one): see also Thesaurus:generic
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, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)
Further reading
- singular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- singular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- singular at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- rail guns, railguns
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin singul?ris. Doublet of senglar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /si?.?u?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /si?.?u?la?/
Adjective
singular (masculine and feminine plural singulars)
- singular
- Antonym: plural
Derived terms
- singularment
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin singul?ris.
Adjective
singular m or f (plural singulares)
- (grammar) singular
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin singul?ris. Doublet of senheiro.
Adjective
singular m or f (plural singulares, comparable)
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin singul?ris.
Noun
s?ngul?r m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)
- singular
- Synonym: jednìna
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin singul?ris. Doublet of señero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin?u?la?/, [s??.?u?la?]
Adjective
singular (plural singulares)
- singular
- Antonym: plural
- odd, peculiar
Derived terms
- singularmente
Related terms
- singularidad
Noun
singular m (plural singulares)
- singular
- Antonym: plural
Further reading
- “singular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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abnormal
English
Alternative forms
- anormal
- (obsolete) abnormous
Etymology
From ab- +? normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous, from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either (ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”)), or Ancient Greek ???????? (an?malos).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æb?n??.ml?/, /?b?n??.ml?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m?l
Adjective
abnormal (comparative more abnormal, superlative most abnormal)
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.]
Synonyms
- (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type): aberrant, anomalous, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, preternatural, strange, unusual.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: abnormal
Translations
Noun
abnormal (plural abnormals)
- A person or object that is not normal.
References
Cebuano
Etymology
From English abnormal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ab?nor?mal
Adjective
abnormal
- abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type
- retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient
- stupid; lacking in intelligence
Noun
abnormal
- a retard
- a stupid person
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abnormal.
Derived terms
- abno
- abnoy
German
Etymology
Related to Latin ab- and normal
Pronunciation
Adjective
abnormal (comparative abnormaler, superlative am abnormalsten)
- abnormal
Declension
Related terms
- Abnormalität
Further reading
- “abnormal” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English abnormal, from Latin abn?rmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epó (“off, away”), and from n?rma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek ?????? (gn?m?n, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from ???????? (gign?sk?, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -??? (-m?n, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-m?), from Proto-Indo-European *?i?neh?- (with the suffix -??? (-sk?), from Proto-Indo-European *-s?éti), from Proto-Indo-European *?neh?- (“to know”). Equivalent to abnorm +? -al, suffix from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -?lis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abn?r?m??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- Hyphenation: ab?nor?mal
Adjective
abnormal (neuter singular abnormalt, definite singular and plural abnormale, comparative mer abnormal, superlative mest abnormal)
- abnormal (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.)
- abnormal psykologi
- abnormal psychology
- Synonyms: anormal, unormal, uvanlig, usedvanlig, ualminnelig, overordentlig
- Antonyms: normal, vanlig, ordinær, gjennomsnittlig
- abnormal psykologi
References
- “abnormal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abnormal” in Store norske leksikon
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