Word of the Day: Unique

u-nique / yu̇-ˈnēk

 

adjective

 

1. unlike anything else

Every person born in this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.

Martin Buber, 1878-1965

 

2. being one of its kind

Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.

Pablo Casals, 1876-1973

 

3. distinctly characteristic of something

There is an emergent enlightenment appearing today, unique to no particular culture or ethnicity.

Marianne Williamson, 1952-

 

4. limited to only one outcome

Knowing that a differential equation has a unique solution is sometimes more important than actually having the solution itself!

tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/DE/IoV.aspx

 

5. unusual; not commonly found

There is a certain unique and strange delight about walking down an empty street alone.

Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963

 

noun

 

1. the only one of its kind

The unique must be fulfilled.

Martha Graham, 1894-1991