Found 2 items, similar to singularity.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: singularity singularity n 1: the quality of being one of a kind; “that singularity distinguished him from all his companions” [syn: uniqueness] 2: strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
English → English (gcide) Definition: Singularity Singularity \Sin`gu*lar"i*ty\ (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Singularities (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. singularitas: cf. F. singularit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity. [1913 Webster] Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn. --Sir. W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] I took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything singular, rare, or curious. [1913 Webster] Your gallery Have we passed through, not without much content In many singularities. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction. [1913 Webster] No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity [universal bishop]. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] Catholicism . . . must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] 4. Celibacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]