sui generis

adjective

sui ge·ner·is ˌsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs How to pronounce sui generis (audio)

ˌsü-ē-ˈje- How to pronounce sui generis (audio)

-ˈge-

: constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar

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English contains many terms that ultimately trace back to the Latin forms gener- or "genus" (which are variously translated as "birth," "race," "kind," and "class"). Offspring of those roots include "general," "generate," "generous," "generic," "degenerate," and "gender." But "sui generis" is truly a one-of-a-kind "gener-" descendant that English speakers have used for singular things since the late 1600s. Its earliest uses were in scientific contexts, where it identified substances, principles, diseases, and even rocks that were unique or that seemed to be the only representative of their class or group. By the early 1900s, however, "sui generis" had expanded beyond solely scientific contexts, and it is now used more generally for anything that stands alone.

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among history's greats Leonardo da Vinci is often considered sui generis—a man of such stupendous genius that the world may never see his like again

Recent Examples on the Web The unparalleled Celtics legend, who died Sunday at age 88, towered above it all as a sui generis talent, competitor, winner, and personality.

Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis.

Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 The Finals also proved that the Celtics’ most impactful defensive player is sui generis center Robert Williams. Saying goodbye to Smart could bring back a return that allows the Celtics to reappropriate their roster resources.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis.

Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis.

New York Times, 9 June 2022 This movement had evolved in part from the populist Yellow Vest protests, burgeoning for a few years now, while also having different and fully sui generis components of its pedigree.

Justin E. H. Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Possibly sociopathic and certainly capable of slitting Achilles tendons while lurking under a bed — smiling all the while — Comer’s Villanelle was a sui generis TV antiheroine not given to sentimentality.

Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Like California itself, so long isolated from the East and Midwest, California fast food was the first fast food, sui generis, and woe betide most interloper chains trying to cross the Rockies and the desert to plant themselves here.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	sui generis
释义	sui generis adjective sui ge·ner·is ˌsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs ˌsü-ē-ˈje- -ˈge- : constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar Did you know? English contains many terms that ultimately trace back to the Latin forms gener- or "genus" (which are variously translated as "birth," "race," "kind," and "class"). Offspring of those roots include "general," "generate," "generous," "generic," "degenerate," and "gender." But "sui generis" is truly a one-of-a-kind "gener-" descendant that English speakers have used for singular things since the late 1600s. Its earliest uses were in scientific contexts, where it identified substances, principles, diseases, and even rocks that were unique or that seemed to be the only representative of their class or group. By the early 1900s, however, "sui generis" had expanded beyond solely scientific contexts, and it is now used more generally for anything that stands alone. Synonyms alone lone one one-off only singular sole solitary special unique See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences among history's greats Leonardo da Vinci is often considered sui generis—a man of such stupendous genius that the world may never see his like again Recent Examples on the Web The unparalleled Celtics legend, who died Sunday at age 88, towered above it all as a sui generis talent, competitor, winner, and personality. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 The Finals also proved that the Celtics’ most impactful defensive player is sui generis center Robert Williams. Saying goodbye to Smart could bring back a return that allows the Celtics to reappropriate their roster resources. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 But unlike other California winemakers in the 1980s who tried to replicate the region’s complex wines — a loose alliance known as the Rhone Rangers — Mr. Thackrey used them simply as an interesting base material to make something sui generis. New York Times, 9 June 2022 This movement had evolved in part from the populist Yellow Vest protests, burgeoning for a few years now, while also having different and fully sui generis components of its pedigree. Justin E. H. Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Possibly sociopathic and certainly capable of slitting Achilles tendons while lurking under a bed — smiling all the while — Comer’s Villanelle was a sui generis TV antiheroine not given to sentimentality. Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Like California itself, so long isolated from the East and Midwest, California fast food was the first fast food, sui generis, and woe betide most interloper chains trying to cross the Rockies and the desert to plant themselves here. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin, of its own kind First Known Use 1615, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition sui generis adjective sui ge·ner·is ˈsü-ˌī-ˈje-nə-rəs, ˈsü-ē- : constituting a class alone : unique or particular to itself the lawyer's…ad that makes no distinction among various legal and factual nuances in each sui generis case has the potential to mislead National Law Journal History and Etymology for sui generis Latin, of its own kind sui generis adjective as in only being the one or ones of a class with no other members among history's greats Leonardo da Vinci is often considered sui generis—a man of such stupendous genius that the world may never see his like again Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance only one lone unique special alone sole distinctive solitary inimitable unsurpassable singular distinct single unrivaled unsurpassed unequaled incomparable unparalleled unattended matchless unaccompanied one-off unmatched unrivalled individual unequalled solo separate peerless nonce Antonyms & Near Antonyms myriad varied assorted miscellaneous mixed multifarious prevalent prevailing manifold rampant popular promiscuous divers heterogenous repeated recurrent motley patchwork perennial See More
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