singularity

• Nom désignant le caractère de ce qui est unique, remarquable ou inhabituel ; également utilisé dans les contextes scientifiques pour décrire un point où certaines grandeurs physiques deviennent infinies.

A noun referring to the quality of being unique, remarkable, or unusual; also used in scientific contexts to describe a point where certain physical quantities become infinite.

1. UniquenessB2formal

   The quality or state of being one of a kind; the condition of being singular or unique.

   Caractère unique

   • The singularity of her artistic style made her famous.
   • Historians noted the singularity of the event in the country's history.
   • The scientist emphasized the singularity of the genetic mutation.

   Synonymesdistinctivenessindividualityparticularityrarityspecialnessuncommonnessuniqueness

   Antonymescommonnessgeneralitynormalityordinarinesstypicality

2. Remarkable or unusual qualityB2formal

   A peculiar or unusual characteristic that makes something or someone stand out.

   particularité

   • The singularity of his behavior puzzled everyone at the party.
   • There was a singularity about the old house that attracted curious visitors.
   • Her speech had a singularity that made it memorable.

   Synonymesanomalycuriosityeccentricityodditypeculiarityquirkstrangenessunusualness

   Antonymescommonnessnormalityordinarinesstypicalityusualness