The meaning of Unique

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

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Usage examples:

He noted her eccentric appearance

noun

A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He's seen as a local eccentric

adjective

Strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

Eccentric behavior, she was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats., [ u ] although his reputa…

adjective

Better or greater than usual; special.

Usage examples:

These traditions are of especial interest to feminists

adjective

Special

adjective

Excluding or not admitting other things.

Usage examples:

An exclusive focus on success and making money

noun

An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

Usage examples:

The three media outlets that have broadcast or published exclusives about torture at abu ghraib - c…

adjective

Limited to only one person or group of people

Usage examples:

The pool is for the exclusive use of residents of springfield., an exclusive club

adjective

Relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

Usage examples:

She emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties

adjective

Having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features

Usage examples:

The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style., he follows a very idiosy…

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

adjective

Having no companions; solitary or single.

Usage examples:

I approached a lone drinker across the bar

adjective

Being the only one in a place or situation; standing alone

Usage examples:

Her singing is backed by a lone piano.

adverb

And no one or nothing more besides; solely.

Usage examples:

There are only a limited number of tickets available

adjective

Alone of its or their kind; single or solitary.

Usage examples:

The only medal we had ever won

conjunction

Except that; but.

Usage examples:

He is still a young man, only he seems older because of his careworn expression

adjective

Having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

Usage examples:

Her sense of humour was decidedly quirky

adjective

Unusual in an attractive and interesting way

Usage examples:

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

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

Only one; not one of several.

Usage examples:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

Usage examples:

The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

Usage examples:

One newspaper was singled out for criticism

noun

The undersurface of a person's foot.

Usage examples:

The soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt

verb

Put a new sole on to (a shoe).

Usage examples:

He wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled

noun

A marine flatfish of almost worldwide distribution, important as a food fish.

Usage examples:

At a fish-and-chip shop called the balancing eel, a stone's throw from the quayside, cod, haddock, …

adjective

Done or existing alone.

Usage examples:

I live a pretty solitary life

noun

A recluse or hermit.

Usage examples:

He had something of the solitary about him

adjective

Being the only one, or not being with other similar things, often by choice

Usage examples:

I live a solitary life., he enjoys solitary walks in the wilderness.

adjective

Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.

Usage examples:

They always made a special effort at christmas

noun

A thing, such as a product or broadcast, that is designed or organized for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Television's election night specials

adjective

Not ordinary or usual

Usage examples:

A special occasion, special attention/treatment, the car has a number of special safety features., …

adjective

Not able to be done or made again.

Usage examples:

An extraordinary and unrepeatable event

adjective

An unrepeatable event, price, etc. cannot happen again

Usage examples:

An unrepeatable offer/opportunity, an unrepeatable experience, an unrepeatable joke/name

adjective

Not done or said again.

Usage examples:

Both feats remain unrepeated by anybody