singularity

Examples

• All

• In sum, the probative evidence falsifies those marriage facts that reject the singularity of our society's marriage institution.

  Academic text (2008)

• Small, almost delicate, and all the more powerful for its singularity amongst the gold.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Money's simple, but you need singularity of focus to make your monies.

• You're a proper name, the irreducible singularity of a person.

• Rather, the 'island disappears' under images of racial revenge, mysterious singularity, and heroic uniqueness.

  Academic text (2010)

• Her artwork is celebrated for its singularity, standing out in a sea of traditional styles.

• Scientists often discuss the singularity as a concept that could revolutionize our understanding of technology.

Synonyms

N

novelty

vssingularity

47 4.7

Something new or different that seems interesting

emphasizes rarity or oddness rather than newness

I

individuality

vssingularity

39 4.6

Qualities that make someone or something different from others

is less about personal character and more about being uncommon overall

U

uniqueness

vssingularity

25 4.1

Being the only one of its kind

covers being rare or striking as well as being the only one

P

peculiarity

vssingularity

14 6.1

An unusual feature that makes someone or something different

is broader, covering rarity and general distinct quality rather than oddity

S

specialness

vssingularity

5 4.2

A feeling that someone or something is different and important

is about being uncommon or odd, not only being positively valued

D

distinctiveness

vssingularity

4 6.0

A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others

includes that separation but also signals oddity or rarity

D

distinctness

vssingularity

1 5.6

Being clearly different from others

adds a sense of being uncommon or notably different beyond clarity

E

extraordinariness

vssingularity

1 7.7

The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out

is similar but can also mean simply being distinct rather than striking

U

unusualness

vssingularity

1 6.9

How different or rare something is compared with what people expect

also implies noteworthy or distinctive qualities rather than mere uncommonness

D

differentness

vssingularity

1 6.3

The fact that two things are not the same

is stronger, implying rarity or special notable character rather than mere difference

U

unicity

vssingularity

9.8

Being the only one of its kind

emphasizes being rare or noticeably different rather than sole existence

T

thisness

vssingularity

• Specialized

9.9

The quality that makes something different from all others

is broader, covering both that selfness and general unusualness

E

exceptionality

vssingularity

7.7

A quality of being very different or much better than normal

leans more toward simple rarity or oddness rather than excellence

I

inimitability

vssingularity

9.1

Being so special or excellent that no one can copy it

concerns general uncommonness or odd features rather than uncopiable excellence

U

uncommonness

vssingularity

8.3

Being rare or not often seen

adds a sense of being notably different or striking beyond rarity

U

unprecedentedness

vssingularity

8.8

The state of something that has never happened before

is about being uncommon or noticeable, not only lacking previous examples

Antonyms

C

commonality

31 4.6

A quality that people or things share

U

uniformity

• Specialized

18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

O

ordinariness

3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

How Distinctive

singularity

4 7.7

distinctiveness

4 6.0

commonness

1 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology