unique

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 38.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

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

2. adjective Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
3. adjective Particular, characteristic.
4. adjective Rare or unusual.
5. noun A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled; one of a kind.

Similar words

singular unusual specific single alone incomparable unequaled uncomparable unparalleled unequalled

Often followed by

to in and position among opportunity features characteristics way

Word family

unique user unique users uniquely uniqueness uniquenesses uniquer uniquest