particular
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general.
one's particular interests in books.
- Synonyms:
- specific
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immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place.
Look at this particular clause in the contract.
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distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual.
She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert.
- Synonyms:
- notable
- Antonyms:
- ordinary
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exceptional or especial.
Take particular pains with this job.
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being such in an exceptional degree.
a particular friend of mine.
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dealing with or giving details, as an account or description, of a person; detailed; minute.
- Synonyms:
- precise, exact, careful, scrupulous
- Antonyms:
- inexact
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exceptionally selective, attentive, or exacting; fastidious; fussy.
to be particular about one's food.
- Synonyms:
- finicky, finical, discriminating
- Antonyms:
- undiscriminating
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Logic.
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not general; referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.
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(of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.
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partaking of the nature of an individual as opposed to a class.
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Law.
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noting an estate that precedes a future or ultimate ownership, as lands devised to a widow during her lifetime and after that to her children.
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noting the tenant of such an estate.
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noun
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an individual or distinct part, as an item of a list or enumeration.
- Synonyms:
- particularity, feature
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Usually particulars. specific points, details, or circumstances.
to give an investigator the particulars of a case.
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Logic. an individual or a specific group within a general class.
idioms
adjective
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(prenominal) of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; special
the particular demands of the job
no particular reason
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(prenominal) exceptional or marked
a matter of particular importance
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(prenominal) relating to or providing specific details or circumstances
a particular account
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exacting or difficult to please, esp in details; fussy
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(of the solution of a differential equation) obtained by giving specific values to the arbitrary constants in a general equation
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logic (of a proposition) affirming or denying something about only some members of a class of objects, as in some men are not wicked Compare universal
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property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership See also remainder reversion
noun
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a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general
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(often plural) an item of information; detail
complete in every particular
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logic another name for individual
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philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universal See universal
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especially, particularly, or exactly
Related Words
See special. Particular, dainty, fastidious imply great care, discrimination, and taste in choices, in details about one's person, etc. Particular implies especially care and attention to details: particular about one's clothes. Dainty implies delicate taste and exquisite cleanliness: a dainty dress. Fastidious implies being difficult to please and critical of small or minor points: a fastidious taste in styles.
Other Word Forms
- overparticular adjective
- overparticularly adverb
- unparticular adjective
Etymology
Origin of particular
First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) “small part” ( particle ) + -āris -ar 1; replacing Middle English particuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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"The UK, and Wales in particular, has a long, rich, and sometimes complex history with religious belief, superstition, and tradition, all of which can be experienced during a wedding," Thomas added.
From BBC
For Rakshya Bam, one of Nepal's most prominent Gen Z leaders, these particular changes are small hints the party is willing to change.
From BBC
“In particular, how effective drones are in impairing production and transportation of crude via the Strait of Hormuz.”
From MarketWatch
On this particular weekend, supplies at one of the drop sites had already been used, indicating people may be crossing in the area.
From Los Angeles Times
Being able to switch these cells on intentionally could give scientists a new tool for directing immune responses against particular diseases.
From Science Daily
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