unique

CEFRB1

/juːˈniːk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Being the only one of its kind.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

Examples

  • He's a pretty unique guy, wearing bell bottoms and Hawaiian shirts to the office.

  • The more unique each person is, the more he contributes to the wisdom of others.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /jəˈ-/
  • /jʊˈniːk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. Particular, characteristic.

  2. Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.

  3. Rare or unusual.

More examples

In context
  • This is a plant unique to this country.

  • Every person has a unique life, therefore every person has a unique journey.

  • 3. Both were written and published with the same unique chorus structure; 4. Both compositions were written and published with the same unique harmonic structure;

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French unique, from Latin unicus. Doublet of unic.