uniqueness

noun

Definition of uniquenessnext
as in distinctiveness

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  1. singularity
  2. peculiarity
  3. oneness
  4. idiosyncrasy
  5. individuality
  6. identity
  7. singleness
Noun
  • The Fall was filmed over four years, with various production singularities that have since become infamous among the film’s devoted fanbase.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The creation of pattern through repetition—turning a thing into a field the way Peeples-Bright typically does—trades in singularity and apartness for a new, larger community and sense of rhythm.
    Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of singularity
Noun
  • Photo: Wilson Webb/Weinstein Company/Everett Collection Blame it on the peculiarities of awards season that Blanchett was considered the lead in this exquisite romantic drama while Rooney Mara, who’s actually the main character, was slotted as the supporting role.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes explorations of the unknown cross not into a strange land but into the peculiarities of the human mind.
    The Week US, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • In defining these mystical experiences — a task akin to pinning a Flubber tail on a cosmically large donkey — the Hopkins team drew on the work of Walter Stace, an English philosopher who argued that this melding sense of oneness with the universe is the classic mystical experience.
    Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
    Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of oneness
Noun
  • The permitting idiosyncrasies of LA are unique to LA, and LA alone.
    Preston Garrett, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The idiosyncrasies of those rules won’t appeal to everyone, but for those of us drawn to remote places and the people who live in them, doing the work that Tsangari demands is a real pleasure.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of idiosyncrasy
Noun
  • Young children are always looking for ways to express their individuality through choices and actions, explains Robertson.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But imagining myself in place of these clients, having their voices heard and their individuality rejoiced in the safety of their stylist’s chair will keep me holding on in the meantime.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of individuality
Noun
  • These kinds of claims reflect a poor understanding of history and the fluid nature and various interpretations of racial identity in the United States, race and politics experts say.
    Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The memo does not provide details about the groups’ identities or give examples of specific burglaries.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of identity
Noun
  • Also, don't assume singleness as necessarily a problem that needs to be solved.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Selena Gomez is celebrating singleness, and Carrie Bradshaw would not approve.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Definition of singleness
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