uniqueness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
uniqueness
    n 1: the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity
         distinguished him from all his companions" [syn:
         {singularity}, {uniqueness}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unique \U*nique"\, a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus,
   from unus one. See {One}.]
   Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled;
   unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. --
   {U*nique"ly}, adv. -- {U*nique"ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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