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particular
[per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik-]
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.
Synonyms:immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place.
Look at this particular clause in the contract.
Synonyms: , ,distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual.
She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert.
Synonyms:Antonyms: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.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:exceptionally selective, attentive, or exacting; fastidious; fussy.
to be particular about one's food.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: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.
Synonyms: ,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.
particular
/ əˈɪʊə /
adjective
(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
property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership See also remainder reversion
noun
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
philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universal See universal
especially, particularly, or exactly
Other 51Թ Forms
- overparticular adjective
- overparticularly adverb
- unparticular adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of particular1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of particular1
Idioms and Phrases
in particular, particularly; specifically; especially.
There is one book in particular that may help you.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
If the conflict continues, and in particular if there is disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway off the south coast of Iran, the price of oil and gas could rise further.
They picked at this particular South Africa scab with their verbal armoury of salty snipes when a tense chase began.
We have a particular design for this deliberation, which has now worked in 160 cases on every inhabited continent around the world.
On set, an assistant director would sometimes read the narration off camera if it felt relevant for the actors to hear during a particular scene.
There is a particular reason Molby believes Frank will be the ideal fit for Spurs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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