Singular - English meaning

adjective

Clearly visible.

Usage examples:

He was very thin, with a conspicuous adam's apple

adjective

Easily noticed; obvious

Usage examples:

He was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow bow tie.

adjective

Very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted

Usage examples:

In china, her blonde hair was conspicuous., look conspicuous he tried not to look conspicuous and m…

adjective

Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

Usage examples:

Juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavour

adjective

Marking something as clearly different from others

Usage examples:

A distinctive flavor/writing style

adjective

Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things

Usage examples:

A distinctive smell/taste, she's got a very distinctive voice.

adjective

(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the world's most eminent statisticians

adjective

Famous and important

Usage examples:

The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures., this shows eminent good sense.

adjective

Famous, respected, or important

Usage examples:

An eminent historian

adjective

Better or greater than usual; special.

Usage examples:

These traditions are of especial interest to feminists

adjective

Special

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

Usage examples:

Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

Usage examples:

Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome.

Usage examples:

An impressive view of the mountains

adjective

Causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Usage examples:

An impressive performance, an impressively large collection of medals

adjective

Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.

Usage examples:

The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias

noun

A famous or important person.

Usage examples:

Businessmen and local notables

adjective

Important and deserving attention

Usage examples:

She worked with many notable musicians., other sports have had work stoppages, most notably baseball.

adjective

Worth paying attention to; interesting or significant.

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Noteworthy features

adjective

Deserving attention because of being important or interesting

Usage examples:

Two noteworthy films open this week.

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.

Usage examples:

The action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies

noun

A detail.

Usage examples:

He is wrong in every particular

adjective

Special or single, or this and not any other

Usage examples:

Is there a particular restaurant you’d like to eat at?, what in particular (= special things) did y…

adjective

(of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often.

Usage examples:

A rare genetic disorder

adjective

(of meat, especially beef) lightly cooked, so that the inside is still red.

Usage examples:

Rare roast beef

adjective

Worthy of attention; striking.

Usage examples:

A remarkable coincidence

adjective

Unusual and surprising

Usage examples:

He’s a remarkable young man., they were remarkably calm after the crash.

noun

A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.

Usage examples:

The firing of the gun was the signal for a chain of beacons to be lit

verb

Convey information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.

Usage examples:

Hold your fire until i signal

adjective

Striking in extent, seriousness, or importance; outstanding.

Usage examples:

Their signal failure to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

Usage examples:

The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

Usage examples:

Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

adjective

Very good or pleasant; excellent.

Usage examples:

Julie was a super girl

adverb

Especially; particularly.

Usage examples:

He's been super understanding

noun

Short for superficial (used in expressing quantities of material).

adjective

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Usage examples:

The situation was unique in british politics

noun

A unique person or thing.

Usage examples:

Some of lamb's writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class

The single one of its kind

adjective

Having no parallel or equal; exceptional.

Usage examples:

The sudden rise in unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period

adjective

Never done or known before.

Usage examples:

The emphasis has been on shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in these unprecedente…

adjective

Never having happened or existed in the past

Usage examples:

We’ve entered an age of unprecedented prosperity.