| 1. | a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, esp. as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow. |
| 2. | noting or pertaining to such a form or construction. |
sin·gu·la·tive  (sĭng'gyə-lā'tĭv, -lə-tĭv) adj. Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that expresses a singular entity, often as opposed to a collective, such as rice-grain as opposed to rice. n. A singulative form or construction. [French singulatif, from Latin singillātim, singulātim, one at a time, singly, from singulus, single; see single.] |
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