noun
singularity
The quality of being unique or strikingly unusual.
The singularity of her voice makes every song instantly recognizable.
Etymology
The Latin adjective concerns something single or distinctive. Singularity names the quality of standing apart as unique or unusually striking.
More examples
- The building's singularity comes from its unusual curved walls.
- Critics admire the singularity of his artistic vision.
- The singularity of the local customs surprises many visitors.
Forms
singularity · singularities
singular adjective — Unique or strikingly different from others.
Similar words
- uniqueness
- Uniqueness stresses having no exact equal rather than being unusual.
- distinctiveness
- Distinctiveness emphasizes recognizable features that set something apart from others.
- peculiarity
- Peculiarity stresses oddness, sometimes suggesting something strange or unexpected.