# singularity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/ · frequency rank #23,678

## Definitions
1. The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
2. An unusual action or behaviour.
3. A point where all parallel lines meet.
4. A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
5. The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
6. Ellipsis of gravitational singularity (“a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes”).
7. Ellipsis of technological singularity (“a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination of ever-accelerating technological progress, when human history as we have known it ends, and a strange new era begins. For some writers, the catalyst is superhuman machine intelligence”).
8. Anything singular, rare, or curious.
9. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
10. Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

## Etymology
From Middle English singularite, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singulāritās (“singleness”), from Latin singulāris (“single”). By surface analysis, singular + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **singularly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singularity-vs-singularly)

## Common misspellings (17)
`isngularity`, `signularity`, `singgularity`, `singluarity`, `singualrity`, `singulairty`, `singularitty`, `singularityy`, `singulariyt`, `singularrity`, `singulartiy`, `singullarity`, `singulraity`, `sinngularity`, `sinuglarity`, `snigularity`, `ssingularity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/singularity