UNIQUE


Meaning of UNIQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ju:ni:k ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Something that is unique is the only one of its kind.

Each person’s signature is unique...

The area has its own unique language, Catalan.

ADJ

• unique‧ly

Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment...

Uniquely among the great world religions, Buddhism is rooted only in the universal experience of suffering known to all human beings.

ADV : ADV group , ADV with v

• unique‧ness

Each time I returned I was struck by the uniqueness of Australia and its people.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

You can use unique to describe things that you admire because they are very unusual and special.

Brett’s vocals are just unique...

Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination.

ADJ [ approval ]

• unique‧ly

...people who consider themselves uniquely qualified to be president of the United States.

ADV : ADV group , ADV with v

3.

If something is unique to one thing, person, group, or place, it concerns or belongs only to that thing, person, group, or place.

No one knows for sure why adolescence is unique to humans...

This interesting and charming creature is unique to Borneo.

ADJ : v-link ADJ to n

• unique‧ly

The problem isn’t uniquely American.

ADV : ADV adj

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