特異|とくいtokui[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, noununique; peculiar; singular
   マイヤーとその同僚どうりょうの研究けんきゅうは特異とくいなものだった。↗

   The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.

• Synonym独特どくとくNeutralRefers to a distinctive, one-of-a-kind style and is mostly positive, as in 「独特の味」; 「特異」 stresses an odd quality that sets something apart from the norm.
• Synonym異常いじょうNeutralMeans abnormal, usually with a negative shade; 「特異」 can be either positive or negative.
• Synonym異例いれいWrittenWritten/formal prose; means an exception, something unprecedented, as in 「異例の措置」; 「特異」 focuses on the quality itself.
• Synonym特殊とくしゅNeutralMeans special or particular, as in 「特殊部隊」; 「特異」 stresses an odd, distinctive quality.
• Synonym変わったかわったCasualColloquial; means strange or different from others. 「特異」 is more written/formal.
• Synonym例外的れいがいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose; means exceptional, not the usual case. 「特異」 stresses a distinctive quality.
• Synonym特異的とくいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose; in medicine it means specific, as in 「特異的反応」. 「特異」 is broader in scope.
• Related独自どくじNeutralMeans original or one's own, as in 「独自の方法」; 「特異」 instead points to an odd, unusual quality.
• Related並み外れなみはずれCasualColloquial; describes someone or something far beyond the average. 「特異」 stresses a quality that differs from others.
• Related特別とくべつNeutralCovers being different from the ordinary and also special treatment, as in 「特別な事情」; 「特異」 puts more weight on a striking, conspicuous quality.
• Related希代きたいWrittenWritten/formal prose; means rare in this world, virtually unheard of. 「特異」 stresses an odd quality.
• Related格別かくべつWrittenWritten/formal prose; means exceptionally good. 「特異」 stresses an odd quality.
• Related抜群ばつぐんNeutralMeans standing out above the crowd, clearly superior. 「特異」 stresses a quality that differs from others.
• Related非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten/formal prose; describes extraordinary, exceptional talent. 「特異」 stresses oddness.
• Related特有とくゆうNeutralMeans characteristic of or peculiar to something, as in 「日本特有」; 「特異」 stresses being unlike the norm.
• Related桁外れけたはずれCasualColloquial; describes astonishing scale or magnitude. 「特異」 stresses an unusual quality.
• RelatedとてつもないCasualColloquial; suggests something absurd or outrageous. 「特異」 stresses a distinctive quality.
• Related人並みはずれたひとなみはずれたCasualColloquial; describes ability far beyond that of ordinary people. 「特異」 stresses a special quality.
• Related途方もないとほうもないCasualColloquial; means outrageous, beyond all imagination. 「特異」 stresses a distinctive quality.
• RelatedただならぬWrittenWritten/formal prose; means out of the ordinary and often ominous, as in 「ただならぬ気配」; 「特異」 focuses on the quality itself.
• Related桁違いけたちがいCasualColloquial; means in a different league, not comparable. 「特異」 focuses on the quality itself.
• Related超凡ちょうぼんWrittenWritten/formal prose; means transcending the ordinary, outstanding. 「特異」 stresses oddness.
• Antonym普通ふつうNeutralAn antonym: ordinary, normal — the direct opposite of 「特異」.
• Antonym一般いっぱんNeutralAn antonym: general, ordinary, applying across the board — the opposite of 「特異」.
• Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralAn antonym: ordinary and unremarkable, the opposite of the distinctive 「特異」.

Use 「特異」 for a quality that markedly departs from the norm, as in 「特異体質」 or 「特異な才能」. For positive distinctiveness pick 「独特」; for special pick 「特殊」; for abnormal pick 「異常」. The colloquial degree words (「並み外れ」「桁外れ」「途轍もない」「途方もない」「桁違い」「人並みはずれた」「変わった」) stress magnitude or strangeness, while written terms like 「特異的」「希代」「格別」「非凡」「徒ならぬ」「異例」「例外的」「超凡」 suit formal prose. 「特別」 also covers special treatment, 「独自」 originality, 「特有」 what is peculiar to something, and 「抜群」 clear superiority. Opposites: 「普通」「一般」「平凡」.

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1. 変かわった性質せいしつを持もつ様子ようす。目立めだっていて異ことなる様子ようす。
2. とりわけ優すぐれる様子ようす。