Polyglot Dictionary

einzigartig

/ˈaɪntsɪçˌʔaʁtɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. unique

    Built from einzig (only) + artig (well-behaved).

Made of

  • einzig only
  • artig well-behaved

Similar words

einmalig

einzigartig means "one of a kind" in a more absolute sense; einmalig literally means "one-time, occurring only once" and can also mean "amazing" colloquially.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

incomparable

Close — unique relates to incomparable.

Practice

1 What does einzigartig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diese Landschaft ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einzigartig?

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