'Unique' definitions:
Definition of 'unique'
From: WordNet
adjective
Radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]
adjective
(followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia"
adjective
The single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: singular, unique]
adjective
Highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"
Definition of 'Unique'
From: GCIDE
- Unique \U*nique"\, a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.] Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. -- {U*nique"ly}, adv. -- {U*nique"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Unique'
From: GCIDE
- Unique \U*nique"\, n. A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The phenix, the unique pf birds. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unique'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a certain,
- absolute,
- almost unheard-of,
- alone,
- an,
- another,
- any,
- any one,
- appropriate,
- atomic,
- authentic,
- avant-garde,
- azygous,
- beguiling,
- bewildering,
- beyond compare,
- beyond comparison,
- breakaway,
- celibate,
- characteristic,
- creative,
- different,
- distinctive,
- distinguished,
- easily first,
- either,
- else,
- enigmatic,
- exceptional,
- exclusive,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- facile princeps,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- first and last,
- firsthand,
- fresh,
- idiocratic,
- idiosyncratic,
- imaginative,
- immortal,
- impair,
- in character,
- incomparable,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- individual,
- indivisible,
- infrequent,
- inimitable,
- integral,
- intrinsic,
- invincible,
- irreducible,
- lone,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- matchless,
- miraculous,
- monadic,
- monistic,
- new,
- not that sort,
- not the same,
- not the type,
- novel,
- nulli secundus,
- odd,
- of a sort,
- of another sort,
- of sorts,
- offbeat,
- one,
- one and only,
- only,
- only-begotten,
- original,
- other,
- other than,
- otherwise,
- outlandish,
- particular,
- passing strange,
- peculiar,
- peerless,
- phenomenal,
- prodigious,
- proper,
- puzzling,
- quintessential,
- rare,
- recherche,
- remarkable,
- revolutionary,
- scarce,
- second to none,
- seldom met with,
- seldom seen,
- sensational,
- separate,
- simple,
- single,
- singular,
- slow,
- sole,
- solid,
- solitary,
- solo,
- sparse,
- special,
- strange,
- striking,
- stupendous,
- sui generis,
- true to form,
- unanalyzable,
- unapproachable,
- unapproached,
- unbeatable,
- uncommon,
- uncustomary,
- underived,
- undivided,
- undreamed-of,
- unequaled,
- unexampled,
- unexcelled,
- unexpected,
- unfamiliar,
- unfrequent,
- unheard-of,
- uniform,
- unimaginable,
- unitary,
- unmatchable,
- unmatched,
- unordinary,
- unpaired,
- unparagoned,
- unparalleled,
- unpeered,
- unprecedented,
- unrepeatable,
- unrepeated,
- unrivaled,
- unsurpassable,
- unsurpassed,
- unthinkable,
- unthought-of,
- unusual,
- unwonted,
- whole,
- without equal,
- without parallel,
- wonderful,
- wondrous