particular
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.
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.
Idioms about particular
in particular, particularly; specifically; especially: There is one book in particular that may help you.
Origin of particular
1synonym study For particular
Other words for particular
Opposites for particular
Other words from particular
- o·ver·par·tic·u·lar, adjective
- o·ver·par·tic·u·lar·ly, adverb
- un·par·tic·u·lar, adjective
Words Nearby particular
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How to use particular in a sentence
In the past year, the conversation about bird names has taken on a particular sense of urgency.
Inside the Movement to Abolish Colonialist Bird Names | Nathalie Alonso | February 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineThey’re choosing some combination of sensitive and non-sensitive questions, ostensibly because the payment isn’t enough to overcome some of the problems that they might have with asking particular sensitive questions.
Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question? (Ep. 451) | Stephen J. Dubner | February 11, 2021 | FreakonomicsAs part of that second leaderboard, he is the king of Super Bowls in particular.
All The Ways That Tom Brady Is Football’s GOAT | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 9, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightAt that time, the strategist said Weaver did nothing to suggest he had an interest in men, let alone an interest in the strategist in particular.
Lincoln Project’s avowed ignorance of Weaver texts undercut by leaked communications | Chris Johnson | February 9, 2021 | Washington BladeHome Games has developed three products in particular to optimize mobile game creation.
Hyper casual game publisher Homa Games raises $15 million | Romain Dillet | February 9, 2021 | TechCrunch
There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.
He stopped at one point to ask someone directions to a particular housing development.
The lack of a cannon is a particular problem, as the F-35 is being counted on to help out infantrymen under fire.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 | Dave Majumdar | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmericans move around a lot, making it hard to form attachments to any particular place.
In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.
But I doubt if he feels any particular emotion himself, when he is piercing you through with his rendering.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayNo one ever argued with Levison; all understood that this particular phrase was final.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsOne old aunt in particular visited him twice a year, and stayed six months each time.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIt is the will directing the activity of the intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for particular
/ (pəˈtɪkjʊlə) /
(prenominal) of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; special: the particular demands of the job; no particular reason
(prenominal) exceptional or marked: a matter of particular importance
(prenominal) relating to or providing specific details or circumstances: a 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 wicked: Compare universal (def. 10)
property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership: See also remainder (def. 3), reversion (def. 4)
a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general
(often plural) an item of information; detail: complete in every particular
logic another name for individual (def. 7a)
philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universal: See universal (def. 12b)
in particular especially, particularly, or exactly
Origin of particular
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with particular
see in particular.
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