English-Thai Dictionary

unique

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นหนึ่งเดียว  เป็นพิเศษ  unusual ordinary sueng-pen-nueng-diao

 

unique

N ความ เป็นหนึ่ง  ความ พิเศษ  usual ordinary kwam-pen-nueng

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNIQUE

U *nique ", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One. ]

 

Defn: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. -- U *nique "ly, adv. -- U *nique "ness, n.

 

UNIQUE

UNIQUE U *nique ", n.

 

Defn: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unique

u nique |yo͞oˈnēk juˈnik | ▶adjective being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else: the situation was unique in modern politics | original and unique designs. • particularly remarkable, special, or unusual: a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Bolshoi Ballet. • [ predic. ] (unique to ) belonging or connected to (one particular person, group, or place ): a style of architecture that is unique to Portugal. ▶noun archaic a unique person or thing. DERIVATIVES u nique ly adverb, u nique ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Latin unicus, from unus ‘one. ’ usage: There is a set of adjectives —including unique, complete, equal, and perfect —whose core meaning embraces a mathematically absolute concept and which therefore, according to a traditional argument, cannot be modified by adverbs such as really, quite, or very. For example, since the core meaning of unique (from Latin ‘one ’) is ‘being only one of its kind, ’ it is logically impossible, the argument goes, to submodify it: it either is ‘unique ’ or it is not, and there are no stages in between. In practice, the situation in the language is more complex than this. Words like unique have a core sense, but they often also have a secondary, less precise (nonabsolute ) sense of ‘very remarkable or unusual, ’ as in a really unique opportunity. It is advisable, however, to use unique in this sense sparingly and not to modify it with very, quite, really, etc.

 

Oxford Dictionary

unique

unique |juːˈniːk | ▶adjective being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else: the situation was unique in British politics | original and unique designs. • (unique to ) belonging or connected to (one particular person, place, or thing ): a style of architecture that is unique to Portugal. • particularly remarkable, special, or unusual: a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Bolshoi Ballet. ▶noun archaic a unique person or thing. DERIVATIVES uniquely adverb, uniqueness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Latin unicus, from unus ‘one ’. usage: There is a set of adjectives —including unique, complete, equal, infinite, and perfect —whose core meaning embraces a mathematically absolute concept and which therefore, according to a traditional argument, cannot be modified by adverbs such as really, quite, or very. For example, since the core meaning of unique (from Latin ‘one ’) is ‘being only one of its kind ’, it is logically impossible, the argument goes, to submodify it: it either is ‘unique ’ or it is not, and there are no in-between stages. In practice the situation in the language is more complex than this. Words like unique have a core sense but they often also have a secondary, less precise sense: in this case, the meaning ‘very remarkable or unusual ’, as in a really unique opportunity. In its secondary sense, unique does not relate to an absolute concept, and so the use of submodifying adverbs is grammatically acceptable.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unique

unique adjective 1 each site is unique: distinctive, distinct, individual, special, idiosyncratic; single, sole, lone, unrepeated, unrepeatable, solitary, exclusive, rare, uncommon, unusual, sui generis; informal one-off, one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-lifetime, one-shot. 2 a unique insight: remarkable, special, singular, exceptional, noteworthy, notable, extraordinary; unequaled, unparalleled, unmatched, unsurpassed, unrivaled, peerless, nonpareil, incomparable; formal unexampled. 3 species unique to the island: peculiar, specific, limited. WORD TOOLKIT See exceptional . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them. USAGE unique Strictly speaking, unique means “being one of a kind, ” not “unusual. ” Hence the phrases very unique, quite unique, how unique, and the like are slovenly. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that this tendency to hyperbole —to use unique when all that is meant is “uncommon, unusual, remarkable ”—began in the nineteenth century. However old it is, the tendency is worth resisting. Unless the thing is the only one of its kind, rarity does not make it unique. For instance, if a thing is one in a million, logically there would be two things in two million. Rare indeed but not unique. Who can demand responsible use of the language from an ad writer who is reckless enough to say, in a national advertisement, that a certain luxury sedan is “so unique, it's capable of thought ”? And what are we to make of the following examples? • “This year the consensus among the development executives seems to be that there are some fantastically funny, very exciting, very, very unique talents here. ” ( Time; Aug. 16, 1993.) • “Residents of college basketball's most unique unincorporated village were in place yesterday afternoon, the day before their Blue Devils will face North Carolina. ” ( New York Times; Feb. 2, 1995.) Arguably, our modern culture lacks and does not want absolutes, in intellectual life or in language. But stick with the uncomparable unique, and you may stand out as almost unique. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unique

unique adjective 1 each archaeological site is unique: distinctive, individual, special, especial, idiosyncratic, quirky, eccentric, isolated; single, sole, lone, unrepeated, unrepeatable, solitary, exclusive, only, one and only, in a class by itself; rare, uncommon, unusual, peculiar, novel, strange, odd; Latin sui generis; informal one-off. ANTONYMS common, ordinary. 2 a unique insight into the history of this beautiful region: remarkable, special, singular, noteworthy, notable, signal, outstanding, extraordinary; unequalled, without equal, unparalleled, unmatched, matchless, peerless, nonpareil, unsurpassed, unexcelled, incomparable, beyond compare, superior, inimitable, second to none; rare unexampled. ANTONYMS unremarkable. 3 the two species are unique to the island: peculiar, specific, particular, found only in; characteristic of, typical of. WORD TOOLKIT unique See exceptional . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

unique

unique adj. adjectif 1 Seul, sans aucun autre du même genre. : Un enfant unique. C ’est leur unique fille. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, l ’adjectif se place avant ou après le nom. Quand il est placé avant le nom, il est généralement précédé d ’un déterminant. Il est l ’unique héritier de cette famille. 2 Sans égal, exceptionnel. : Ce paysage est unique au monde. Un fait unique. SYNONYME incomparable . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, l ’adjectif est placé après le nom. Sens unique. Voie où la circulation ne peut s ’effectuer que dans la direction indiquée. : Cette rue est à sens unique (et non un *one-way ).

 

uniquement

uniquement adv. adverbe 1 Seulement. : Son ambition, c ’est uniquement d ’atteindre le sommet: c ’est son seul but. 2 Exclusivement. : Cette pharmacie vend uniquement des médicaments: c ’est rare!

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unique

u nique /juníːk /〖uni (1つ )que (の )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 ｟くだけて ｠すばらしい , 格別の , 類 （たぐい ）まれな (→special 類義 ) (!very, reallyなどでの修飾や比較級 最上級が可能だが, 誤用とされる場合もある ) ▸ have a unique opportunity 絶好の機会に恵まれる ▸ be in a unique position 格別の地位にある ▸ have a unique ability [experience ]類まれな能力 [経験 ]を有する .2 比較なし 唯一の , 2つとない (!quite, totally, absolutelyなどでの修飾が可能 ) ▸ Everyone is unique .人は皆それぞれ違う ▸ in one's own unique way 自分独自の方法で .3 比較なし «…に » 特有な , 固有の «to , with » ▸ a phenomenon unique to Japan 日本特有の現象

 

uniquely

u n í que ly 副詞 比類なく ; 特有に .

 

uniqueness

u n í que ness 名詞 U 比類のないこと, 独特さ .