Entry Word: unique

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person <a unique characteristic> — see individual 1
2 being out of the ordinary <a unique hairstyle that people often commented about and always remembered> — see exceptional
3 being the one or ones of a class with no other members <the huge glass globe that visitors can walk through is unique—thereʼs not another one like it anywhere> — see only 2
4 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced <a unique ability to add large sums in his head> — see unusual 1