one of a kind

See also: one-of-a-kind

English

Alternative forms

• one-of-a-kind (especially attributive)

Noun

one of a kind (plural one of a kinds)

1. A unique specimen.

   This fireplace is one of a kind. You won't see another like it anywhere else.

   • 1995, The AI Magazine‎^[1]:

     The dilemma is how to cost effectively build these one of a kinds yet provide high performance and reliability

Synonyms

• oner, OOAK

Related terms

• two of a kind

Translations

unique specimen

• Catalan: exemplar únic m
• Dutch: uniek in zijn soort
• Esperanto: unikaĵo, ununuraĵo
• Finnish: yksittäiskappale, ainoa laatuaan
• French: unique en son genre
• German: Unikat (de) n, einzigartig (de) (attributive)
• Latin: ūnicus (la)
• Polish: jedyny w swoim rodzaju
• Russian: еди́нственный в своём ро́де (ru) (jedínstvennyj v svojóm róde)
• Turkish: eşi benzeri olmayan, türünün tek örneği