einzigartig

The German word "einzigartig" is an adjective meaning "unique" or "one of a kind."

• It is made of the words:
  • einzig – meaning "only" or "single"
  • artig – meaning "mannered" or "-like" (suffix forming adjectives)

Similar words:

• einmalig (once, unique)
• unvergleichlich (incomparable)
• unikat (unique piece)

Differences:

• einzigartig emphasizes being truly unique in essence, unlike anything else.
• einmalig often refers to something happening only once or being rare in time or occurrence.
• unvergleichlich stresses being incomparable rather than unique.
• unikat mainly describes a unique physical object or work.