sui generis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin. From suī (“of its own”) + generis, the genitive of genus (“kind”). Literally meaning “of its own kind”.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
sui generis (not comparable)
- In a class of its own; one of a kind.
- Anyone who considers the Femmes sui generis has never listened to the Velvets.
- 1995, How To Do Things With Words, by J.L. Austin
- We see him as he sees himself, surveying the invisible depths of ethical space, with all the distinction of a specialist in the sui generis.
- (rarer) By itself; of its own.
- It is nothing to worry about sui generis, but in context of the other factors it's alarming indeed.
Synonyms [edit]
- (in a class of its own): one of a kind, unique
- (by itself): per se
Translations [edit]
in a class of its own
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Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin
Adjective [edit]
sui generis (invariable)