something distinguishing a person or thing from others
3.
something remarkable or unusual
4. mathematics
a.
a point at which a function is not differentiable although it is differentiable in a neighbourhood of that point
See also pole2 (sense 4)
b. another word for discontinuity
5. astronomy
a hypothetical point in space-time at which matter is infinitely compressed to infinitesimal volume
singularity in American English
(ˌsɪŋgjəˈlɛrəti)
nounWord forms: pluralˌsinguˈlarities
1.
the condition or quality of being singular
2.
a unique, distinct, or peculiar feature or thing
3. Physics
a point or region at the center of a black hole, where, it is theorized, the force of gravity compresses an object such that it has infinite density and almost no volume
Word origin
ME singularite < OFr < LL singularitas
Examples of 'singularity' in a sentence
singularity
A time out of time when the singularity from which all things came would be whole again.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)
It's said that they carked their minds - ah, ah, their very consciousness - into the singularityat the galaxy's core.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001)
Much more of this, and you will set up a serious singularity throughout Series Twelve.
Diana Wynne Jones THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (2001)
Synonyms of 'singularity'
oddity, abnormality, eccentricity, peculiarity
More Synonyms of singularity
(noun)
his abrupt, turbulent style and the singularity of his appearance
Synonyms
oddity
I was struck by the oddity of this question.
abnormality
Further scans are required to confirm any abnormality.
eccentricity
She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
peculiarity
the peculiarity of her behaviour
strangeness
the breathy strangeness of the music
idiosyncrasy
One of his idiosyncrasies was to wear orange gloves.
irregularity
charges arising from alleged financial irregularities
particularity
different degrees of cultural particularity
oddness
queerness
extraordinariness
curiousness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abnormality
Further scans are required to confirm any abnormality.
Synonyms
strangeness,
deviation,
eccentricity,
aberration,
peculiarity,
idiosyncrasy,
irregularity,
weirdness,
singularity,
oddness,
waywardness,
unorthodoxy,
unexpectedness,
queerness,
unnaturalness,
bizarreness,
unusualness,
extraordinariness,
aberrance,
atypicalness,
uncommonness,
untypicalness,
curiousness
in the sense of eccentricity
Definition
unconventional or odd behaviour
She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
Synonyms
oddity,
peculiarity,
strangeness,
irregularity,
weirdness,
singularity,
oddness,
waywardness,
nonconformity,
capriciousness,
unconventionality,
queerness (informal),
bizarreness,
whimsicality,
freakishness,
outlandishness
in the sense of idiosyncrasy
Definition
a personal peculiarity of mind, habit, or behaviour
One of his idiosyncrasies was to wear orange gloves.
Synonyms
peculiarity,
habit,
characteristic,
foible,
quirk,
eccentricity,
oddity,
mannerism,
affectation,
trick,
singularity,
personal trait
Nearby words of
singularity
single-minded
singly
singular
singularity
singularly
sinister
sink
Synonyms of 'singularity'
singularity
Explore 'singularity' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of irregularity
charges arising from alleged financial irregularities
Synonyms
malpractice,
anomaly,
breach,
abnormality,
deviation,
oddity,
aberration,
malfunction,
peculiarity,
singularity,
unorthodoxy,
unconventionality
in the sense of particularity
Definition
the state of being particular as opposed to general