different between singular vs exclusive
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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exclusive
English
Etymology
From Latin excl?s?vus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?sklu.s?v/, /?k?sklu.z?v/
- Hyphenation: ex?clu?sive
Adjective
exclusive (comparative more exclusive, superlative most exclusive)
- (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
- (figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
- Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- Exclusionary.
- Whole, undivided, entire.
- The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
- (linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
- The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
- (of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
- They decided to no longer be exclusive.
Antonyms
- inclusive
- non-exclusive
Derived terms
Related terms
- excludent (discrimination)
Translations
Noun
exclusive (plural exclusives)
- Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
- The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
- A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
- (grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
Translations
Further reading
- exclusive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exclusive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Adjective
exclusive
- feminine singular of exclusif
Latin
Adjective
excl?s?ve
- vocative masculine singular of excl?s?vus
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