Unique — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

radically distinctive and without equal

(followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/juːnˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/juːnˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/juːnˈiːk/

2 syllables Say it as /juːnˈiːk/.

Examples

he is alone in the field of microbiology
this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unequaled alone unparalleled unequalled singular

Parts of Speech

adjective	radically distinctive and without equal “he is alone in the field of microbiology”
adjective	(followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality “a species unique to Australia”
adjective	the single one of its kind “a singular example”
adjective	highly unusual or rare but not the single instance “spoke with a unique accent”

Word Forms

uniqueness	noun	the quality of being one of a kind
singularity	noun	the quality of being one of a kind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einzigartig

radikal unverwechselbar und unvergleichlich

🇪🇸Spanish

único

radicalmente distintivo y sin igual

🇮🇹Italian

unico

radicalmente distintivo e senza eguali

🇳🇱Dutch

uniek

radicaal onderscheidend en ongeëvenaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

exclusivo

radicalmente distinto e sem igual

🇷🇺Russian

уникальный

радикально своеобразный и не имеющий себе равных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अद्वितीय

मौलिक रूप से विशिष्ट और बिना किसी समानता के

🇧🇩Bengali

অনন্য

আমূল স্বতন্ত্র এবং সমান ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்துவமானது

முற்றிலும் தனித்துவமானது மற்றும் சமமற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకైక

తీవ్రంగా విలక్షణమైనది మరియు సమానం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

अद्वितीय

मूलत: विशिष्ट आणि समान नसलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનન્ય

ધરમૂળથી વિશિષ્ટ અને સમાન વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನನ್ಯ

ಆಮೂಲಾಗ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾನತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതുല്യമായ

സമൂലമായി വ്യതിരിക്തവും തുല്യതയില്ലാത്തതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਲੱਖਣ

ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਦੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

منفرد

بنیادی طور پر مخصوص اور برابر کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独特的

完全独特且无与伦比

🇯🇵Japanese

個性的

根本的に独特で比類のないもの

🇰🇷Korean

고유한

근본적으로 독특하고 동등하지 않은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độc nhất

hoàn toàn khác biệt và không có gì sánh bằng

🇹🇭Thai

มีเอกลักษณ์

แตกต่างอย่างสิ้นเชิงและไม่เท่าเทียมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

unik

sangat berbeda dan tidak ada bandingannya

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaiba

radikal na katangi-tangi at walang katumbas

🇲🇾Malay

unik

secara radikal tersendiri dan tiada bandingannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فريد

مميزة جذريا ولا مثيل لها

🇮🇷Persian

منحصر به فرد

کاملاً متمایز و بدون برابر

🇹🇷Turkish

eşsiz

radikal biçimde farklı ve eşit olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

ייחודי

מובחן באופן קיצוני וללא שווה

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