singularity

noun

sin·​gu·​lar·​i·​ty ˌsiŋ-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē 

-ˈla-rə-

plural singularities

1

: something that is singular: such as

a

: a separate unit

b

: unusual or distinctive manner or behavior : peculiarity

2

: the quality or state of being singular

3

: a point at which the derivative of a given function of a complex variable does not exist but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative does exist

4

: a point or region of infinite mass density at which space and time are infinitely distorted by gravitational forces and which is held to be the final state of matter falling into a black hole

Synonyms

• trick
• characteristic
• trait
• mannerism
• eccentricity
• peculiarity
• individualism
• idiosyncrasy
• quirk
• twist
• oddity
• curiosity
• habit

Examples of singularity in a Sentence

People could not understand the singularity of his imagination.

a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students

Recent Examples on the Web

These are celestial chords that- that the chorus of Americans has an emotional power to it, that the singularity of just making it about a great man theory. —CBS News, 4 July 2025

But yeah, the singularity is for sure an idea that is relevant to this whole sector of things. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025

But as these results show, whether the singularity will be a gentle one, as Altman suggests, remains to be very much to be seen. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 June 2025

Perhaps though the singularity will be a long and drawn-out activity. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for singularity

• angularity
• bipolarity
• capillarity
• cellularity
• circularity
• familiarity
• granularity
• insincerity
• insularity
• modularity
• osmolarity
• popularity

Kids Definition

singularity

noun

sin·​gu·​lar·​i·​ty ˌsiŋ-gyə-ˈlar-ət-ē 

plural singularities

1

: the quality or state of being singular

2

: something that is singular : peculiarity

3

: a point or region of infinite density which is held to be the final state of matter falling into a black hole