unicorn

noun

uni·corn ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯrn How to pronounce unicorn (audio)

plural unicorns

: a mythical, usually white animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse with long flowing mane and tail and a single often spiraled horn in the middle of the forehead

: an animal mentioned in the Bible that is usually considered an aurochs, a one-horned rhinoceros, or an antelope

: something unusual, rare, or unique

There's the elusive unicorn: headphones that do everything well and work in any situation.

Damon Darlin

In Washington, D.C., truth is now a veritable unicorn.

Marilyn M. Singleton

… he's like baseball's version of a unicorn—a true two-way player.

Tony Paul

business : a start-up that is valued at one billion dollars or more

… a tech unicorn in Michigan is even more of a rarity, far from Silicon Valley's investor echo chamber.

Scott Martin

The blockbuster initial public offering is expected to kick off a revitalized market this year, encouraging IPO debuts by other unicorns, the privately held start-ups whose hefty venture capital funds have allowed them to avoid Wall Street and the legal requirements of a public offering.

Jon Swartz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Incredible Health is led by cofounder and CEO Iman Abuzeid, making the company a rare unicorn—defined as a business valued at over $1 billion—that’s launched and helmed by a Black woman.

Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 And, unusually for a unicorn that’s still growing fast, Stripe finished the year with hundreds of millions in profit on an Ebitda basis, two sources add.

Alex Konrad, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The unicorn turned out to be a pile of rotting meat in a trenchcoat.

Lisa Song, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Adam Neumann is riding high on a unicorn, and Masayoshi Son is apologizing for vaporizing billions of dollars.

Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 VCs follow unicorn-entrepreneurs and finance after Aha! - entrepreneurs build the venture from idea to Aha!

Dileep Rao, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Yet Soto is such a unicorn that his decision to pass on some $440 million was entirely reasonable.

Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The unicorn must never be free of its chain, never leave its tiny enclosure.

Ian Mcewan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Given the organization’s poor record at identifying and developing prospects, the idea of trading unicorn-like Ohtani for a package of wannabes has little appeal.

Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unicorne, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin unicornis, from Latin, having one horn, from uni- + cornu horn — more at horn

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	unicorn
释义	unicorn noun uni·corn ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯrn plural unicorns 1 a : a mythical, usually white animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse with long flowing mane and tail and a single often spiraled horn in the middle of the forehead b : an animal mentioned in the Bible that is usually considered an aurochs, a one-horned rhinoceros, or an antelope 2 : something unusual, rare, or unique There's the elusive unicorn: headphones that do everything well and work in any situation. Damon Darlin In Washington, D.C., truth is now a veritable unicorn. Marilyn M. Singleton … he's like baseball's version of a unicorn—a true two-way player. Tony Paul 3 business : a start-up that is valued at one billion dollars or more … a tech unicorn in Michigan is even more of a rarity, far from Silicon Valley's investor echo chamber. Scott Martin The blockbuster initial public offering is expected to kick off a revitalized market this year, encouraging IPO debuts by other unicorns, the privately held start-ups whose hefty venture capital funds have allowed them to avoid Wall Street and the legal requirements of a public offering. Jon Swartz Illustration of unicorn Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Incredible Health is led by cofounder and CEO Iman Abuzeid, making the company a rare unicorn—defined as a business valued at over $1 billion—that’s launched and helmed by a Black woman. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 And, unusually for a unicorn that’s still growing fast, Stripe finished the year with hundreds of millions in profit on an Ebitda basis, two sources add. Alex Konrad, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The unicorn turned out to be a pile of rotting meat in a trenchcoat. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Adam Neumann is riding high on a unicorn, and Masayoshi Son is apologizing for vaporizing billions of dollars. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 VCs follow unicorn-entrepreneurs and finance after Aha! - entrepreneurs build the venture from idea to Aha! Dileep Rao, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Yet Soto is such a unicorn that his decision to pass on some $440 million was entirely reasonable. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The unicorn must never be free of its chain, never leave its tiny enclosure. Ian Mcewan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Given the organization’s poor record at identifying and developing prospects, the idea of trading unicorn-like Ohtani for a package of wannabes has little appeal. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English unicorne, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin unicornis, from Latin, having one horn, from uni- + cornu horn — more at horn First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing unicorn unicorn plant unicorn plant Kids Definition unicorn noun uni·corn ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯrn : an imaginary animal that looks like a horse with one horn in the middle of the forehead Medical Definition unicorn adjective uni·corn ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯ(ə)rn : having a single horn or hornlike process a unicorn uterus
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unicorn

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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing unicorn

Kids Definition

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Medical Definition

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