uniqueadjective
uk/juːˈniːk/us/juːˈniːk/B2 being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way:
Each person's genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
I'd recognize your handwriting anywhere - it's unique.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to buy all six pans at half the recommended price.
As many as 100 species of fish, some unique to (= only found in) these waters, may have been affected by the pollution.
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- The exhibition is a unique opportunity to see her later work.
- A unique feature of these rock shelters was that they were dry.
- Fingerprints are unique to every individual.
- This is a unique opportunity to hear Mr Maitland speak in person.
- This problem is not unique to learners of English.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- alternative lifestyle
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- personalize
- random
- rarity
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
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uniquely
adverb uk/juːˈniːk.li/us/juːˈniːk.li/
He's uniquely qualified to run this agency.
uniqueness
noun [ U ] uk/juːˈniːk.nəs/us/juːˈniːk.nəs/