sui generis

sui ge·ner·is

adj
\ˌsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs; ˌsü-ē-ˈje-, -ˈge-\

Definition of SUI GENERIS

: constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar

Examples of SUI GENERIS

1. <among history's greats Leonardo da Vinci is often considered sui generis—a man of such stupendous genius that the world may never see his like again>

Origin of SUI GENERIS

Latin, of its own kind

First Known Use: 1754

Related to SUI GENERIS

Synonyms: alone, lone, one, one-off, singular, sole, solitary, special, only, unique

Related Words: single, solo, unaccompanied, unattended; incomparable, inimitable, matchless, peerless, unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassable, unsurpassed; distinct, distinctive, individual, separate; nonce

Near Antonyms: divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad; assorted, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, promiscuous, varied; popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeated

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