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one-of-a-kind

one-of-a-kind adjective: unique, singular, sui generis.

Adjective

one-of-a-kind (comparative more one-of-a-kind, superlative most one-of-a-kind)

  1. (idiomatic) Unique, singular, sui generis.
    • One of a kind love affair is / When your down is up / When your up is down / But love stays around / And when you know you're right / But you got to make / A little sacrifice / You make it for love / Whoa, yeah1973, The Spinners, “One of a Kind (Love Affair)”, in Spinners

Noun

one-of-a-kind (plural one-of-a-kinds)

  1. (idiomatic) A unique example.
    • Today, though, most artists create at least some one-of-a-kind dolls, and many create nothing but one-of-a-kinds.2002, Joan Muyskens Pursley, The World's Most Beautiful Dolls: Volume Two

Forms of one-of-a-kind

Adjective
comparativemore one-of-a-kind
superlativemost one-of-a-kind
alternative formone of a kind
Noun
pluralone-of-a-kinds

Questions about one-of-a-kind

What does one-of-a-kind mean?
One-of-a-kind means unique, singular, sui generis.
What part of speech is one-of-a-kind?
One-of-a-kind can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near one-of-a-kind in the dictionary

  1. one-nighter
  2. one-nighters
  3. one-ninth
  4. one-note
  5. one-of
  6. one-of-a-kind
  7. one-of-a-kinds
  8. one-off
  9. one-offs
  10. one-ofs
  11. one-on-one

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