uniqueness
/juːˈniknəs/yoo-NEEK-nuhs
/juˈniknəs/yoo-NEEK-nuhs
Meaningthe state or quality of being unique
Common meaning: the state or quality of being unique (inferred)
- unioneLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1932 · scan
- queadjective ending (French)
- nessnoun ending: the state of being
Journey through time
- Latinūnus‘one’
- Frenchunique
- Englishunique‘unlike anything else’
- Englishformed in English from uniqueuniqueness‘the state or quality of being unique (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being unique. It can be inferred from any of: unique.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from unique + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ūnus Latin “one”
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