singleton
adjEtymology From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
1
Education Of a class offered only once within a school year.
- a singleton class
- Related terms
- multiton
singleton
nounUS, UK /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/
Etymology From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
11 senses
- 1A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a…
- 2A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
- 3A single object, especially one of a group.
- 4A class that may not be instantiated more than once…
- 5A set with exactly one element.
- 6A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or…
- 7A person without a romantic partner.
- 8A person without a dissociative identity.
- 9A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
- 10Synonym of blot.
- 11A class offered only once within a school year.
1
A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
2
A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
3
A single object, especially one of a group.
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
5
Mathematics, Sciences A set with exactly one element.
6
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
- singleton preterm birth
- Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).2015 October 23, “Periconception Maternal Folate Status and Human Embryonic Cerebellum Growth Trajectories: The Rotterdam Predict Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
7
A person without a romantic partner.
- The time draws near when pink and red creep insidiously into the periphery, jewelry retailers go into overdrive and drugstore aisles burst with cherubs for the one holiday of the year that separates the singletons from the significant-othered.2012 February 11, Katie Gile, “I hate/love Valentine’s Day”, in Spinnaker, Jacksonville, Fla.: University of North Florida, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2020:
- Millennials and Gen Zedders’ approach to romance can teach later-life singletons a thing or two about new relationships, according to dating agent Anna Williamson.2022 August 14, “Lessons in love”, in The Sunday People:
8
A person without a dissociative identity.
9
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
- singleton sonorants
10
Backgammon, Games Synonym of blot.
11
Education A class offered only once within a school year.
- Antonyms
- wedder
- Derived terms
- nonsingleton, singleton set