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single-handed
adj. 1 solo, lone, solitary, independent, unaided, unassisted:
Chichester was the first winner of the single-handed
transatlantic sailing race.
--adv. 2 single-handedly, by oneself, alone, solo, on one's
own, independently: He sailed round the world single-handed.
single-minded
adj. dedicated, devoted, resolute, steadfast, persevering,
firm, determined, dogged, unswerving, unwavering, tireless,
purposeful: Single-minded perseverance saw him through the
completion of the work in eight years.
singly adv. one at a time, separately, individually, one by one,
successively, one after the other, seriatim: Taken singly, the
facts are not hard to assimilate.
singular adj. 1 unusual, different, atypical, eccentric, extraordinary,
remarkable, special, uncommon, strange, odd, peculiar, bizarre,
outlandish, curious, queer, outr‚, offbeat, Slang far-out:
Ideas that yesterday were considered singular have today become
quite commonplace. 2 outstanding, prominent, eminent,
pre-eminent, noteworthy, significant, important, conspicuous,
particular, notable, signal, exceptional, superior: Stempel
made a singular contribution to the development of microscopy.
3 lone, isolated, single, separate, uncommon, rare, unique,
distinct, one of a kind: Some medieval philosophers denied the
existence of general realities, and claimed that all things that
exist were particular and singular.
singularity
n. 1 individuality, distinctiveness, uniqueness, idiosyncrasy:
Personality demonstrates its singularity even in handwriting. 2
eccentricity, peculiarity, strangeness, oddness, queerness,
outlandishness, uncommonness: The singularity of the marriage
ceremony among these tribes was often remarked on by
anthropologists. 3 Technical black hole: The ultimate collapse
of the star results, theoretically, in a singularity.
sinister adj. 1 fateful, inauspicious, unfavourable, foreboding,
threatening, menacing, minacious, minatory or minatorial,
portentous, ominous, unpropitious, disastrous, dark, gloomy: