particular

[ per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik- ]

/ pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk- /

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adjective

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.

immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place: Look at this particular clause in the contract.

distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual: She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert.

exceptional or especial: Take particular pains with this job.

being such in an exceptional degree: a particular friend of mine.

dealing with or giving details, as an account or description, of a person; detailed; minute.

exceptionally selective, attentive, or exacting; fastidious; fussy: to be particular about one's food.

Logic.

not general; referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.
(of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.
partaking of the nature of an individual as opposed to a class.

Law.

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.
noting the tenant of such an estate.

noun

an individual or distinct part, as an item of a list or enumeration.

Usually particulars. specific points, details, or circumstances: to give an investigator the particulars of a case.

Logic. an individual or a specific group within a general class.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Idioms for particular

in particular, particularly; specifically; especially: There is one book in particular that may help you.

Origin of particular

1350–1400; < Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) particle + -āris -ar¹; replacing Middle English particuler < Middle French < Late Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR particular

1, 2 specific.

2 distinct; discrete.

3 notable.

6 scrupulous, careful, exact, precise.

7 discriminating; finical, finicky.

10 feature, particularity.

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ANTONYMS FOR particular

3 ordinary.

6 inexact.

7 undiscriminating.

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synonym study for particular

1. See special. 7. 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 WORDS FROM particular

o·ver·par·tic·u·lar, adjectiveo·ver·par·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbun·par·tic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby particular

particle beam weapon, particle board, particle physics, particle separation, particle velocity, particular, particular affirmative, particular average, particular negative, particular solution, particularism

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British Dictionary definitions for in particular

particular

/ (pəˈtɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

(prenominal) of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; specialthe particular demands of the job; no particular reason

(prenominal) exceptional or markeda matter of particular importance

(prenominal) relating to or providing specific details or circumstancesa particular account

exacting or difficult to please, esp in details; fussy

(of the solution of a differential equation) obtained by giving specific values to the arbitrary constants in a general equation

logic (of a proposition) affirming or denying something about only some members of a class of objects, as in some men are not wickedCompare universal (def. 10)

property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownershipSee also remainder (def. 3), reversion (def. 4)

noun

a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general

(often plural) an item of information; detailcomplete in every particular

logic another name for individual (def. 7a)

philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universalSee universal (def. 12b)

in particular especially, particularly, or exactly

Word Origin for particular

C14: from Old French particuler, from Late Latin particulāris concerning a part, from Latin particula particle v

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in particular

Especially; also, separately, individually, in detail. For example, The chancellor talked about the curriculum, the core courses in particular, or The orchestra was outstanding, the strings in particular. [c. 1500]

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particular

see in particular.

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