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Sui generis is a Latin phrase meaning "of its own kind" or "unique". It is used to describe something that stands alone or is in a class by itself. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal usage of sui generis.
adjective. formal uk / ˌsuː.iː ˈdʒen. ə r.ɪs / us / ˌsuː.iː ˈdʒen. ə r.ɪs / Add to word list. not like anyone or anything else: In the American academy she remains sui generis, one of a kind. He produced a steady stream of superb comic novels and sui generis non-fiction. Synonym. unique. Fewer examples. William Trevor is not the Irish Chekhov.
Sui generis is a Latin adjective meaning of its own kind or unique. Learn how to use it in formal contexts and compare it with the word unique.
Sui generis ( / ˌsuːi ˈdʒɛnərɪs / SOO-ee JEN-ər-iss, [1] Classical Latin: [ˈsʊ.iː ˈɡɛnɛrɪs]) is a Latin phrase that means "of its/their own kind" or "in a class by itself", therefore "unique". [2] Several disciplines use the term to refer to unique entities. These include:
Sui generis definition: of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.. See examples of SUI GENERIS used in a sentence.
Sui generis is a Latin phrase meaning "of its own kind" or "unique". It can be used as an adjective or a noun to describe something that is unlike anything else. Learn more about its meaning, usage, pronunciation and etymology from the Oxford English Dictionary.
The adjective sui generis is Latin, meaning literally, "of its own kind." Anything sui generis is its own thing; there’s nothing else like it. The Titanic was a sui generis ship because of its unmatched size and opulence as well as the preventable way it crashed into an iceberg and sank.
