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singularness Now rare.|ˈsɪŋgjʊlənɪs| [f. singular a. + -ness.] The quality or state of being singular; singularity, † singleness.
1530Palsgr. 270/2 Syngulernesse, singvlarité. 1549Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. 2 Cor. 58 Nor by anye other waye proue [they] theyr owne syngularnesse, but by deprauynge other mennes actes. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. lxv. 12 That the frutefull yeeres excell in singularnesse of beauty. 1650Weekes Truth's Conflict Pref. A 2 They do require a singularnesse of intention, and raisednesse of mind. 1657Deuine Louer 17 The greatnesse or singularnesse of our Priuiledges. 1727Bailey (vol. II.), Singularness,..also, a particular way of behaviour, &c., affectedness. 1900P. C. Simpson Fact of Christ ii. 32 A singularness by which He is not only separate from sinners, but is also distinct from saints. |