of or being a word or form representing exactly one
very noticeable; unusually great
"a remarkable sight"
"such poise is singular in one so young"
"a curious hybrid accent"
"her speech has a funny twang"
"they have some funny ideas about war"
"had an odd name"
"the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
"something definitely queer about this town"
"what a rum fellow"
"singular behavior"
"can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"
"every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"
"a singular example"
"the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"
"a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"
"certain types of problems have unique solutions"
The treatment of media as a singular noun..is spreading.
出自: K. Amis