particularity
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being particular.
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detailed, minute, or circumstantial character, as of description or statement.
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attention to details; special care.
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an individual or characteristic feature or trait; peculiarity.
noun
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(often plural) a specific circumstance
the particularities of the affair
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great attentiveness to detail; fastidiousness
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the quality of being precise
a description of great particularity
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the state or quality of being particular as opposed to general; individuality
the particularity of human situations
Etymology
Origin of particularity
1520–30; < Middle French particularite < Late Latin particulāritāt- (stem of particulāritās ) state of being apart. See particular, -ity
Example Sentences
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This was tender and not sweet because it was anchored in a particularity the audience needed to hear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Rosebrock’s strength as a writer is in the psychological particularity of her characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
The particularity of quantum physics is that if two particles are close enough to each other to interact, they can stay connected even when separated.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
You see, one strange particularity of Santos’s Il Bacco habit is his penchant for racking up bills that total exactly $199.99.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2023
We claimed, among other things, that the indictment was vague and lacked particularity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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