particular
Meaning of particular
- used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies
- especially great or intense.
when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care
- insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious.
she is very particular about cleanliness
- a detail.
he is wrong in every particular
- an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality.
universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places
late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’.
Information about particular
- The plural form of particular is: particulars.
- Languages in which particular is used:
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Hyphenation of particular
par-tic-u-lar
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- particular is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
particular synonyms
Meaning peculiar:
Meaning especial:
especial, exceptional, special
Meaning special:
Meaning finical:
finical, finicky, fussy, picky
Meaning specific:
Meaning detail:
Meaning specific but not explicitly named or stated:
Meaning recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type:
Meaning forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself:
Meaning far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote:
Meaning regarded as distinct from each other or others in a group:
Meaning characteristic of a particular person or thing:
Meaning individually separate and distinct:
Meaning having exact and discernible physical limits or form:
Meaning convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:
Meaning marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Meaning remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others:
Meaning having a visible mark or marking:
Meaning exceptionally good or great; remarkable:
Meaning remarkably great (used for emphasis):
Meaning worthy of attention or notice; remarkable:
Meaning worth paying attention to; interesting or significant:
Meaning worthy of attention; striking:
Meaning exceptionally good:
Meaning belonging or connected to (one particular person, place, or thing):
Meaning very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail:
Meaning showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise:
Meaning showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour:
Meaning having or showing refined taste or good judgement:
Meaning (of a person) tending to choose carefully:
Meaning done with or employing great care and thoroughness:
Meaning making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources:
Meaning (of a task) requiring much skill or effort:
Meaning expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements:
Meaning fastidious, especially concerning food:
Meaning taking excessive care when making a choice:
Meaning having many arbitrary and often unusual likes and dislikes about food:
Meaning placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy:
Meaning giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive:
Meaning a single item or detail in an extended discussion, list, or text:
Meaning an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement:
Meaning an essential or characteristic part of something abstract:
Meaning a particular part or feature of something:
Meaning a particular aspect, point, or detail:
Meaning attention to or concern for something:
Meaning the quality of being individual:
Meaning information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article:
Meaning a distinctive attribute or aspect of something:
Meaning a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action:
Meaning an abstract entity, quality, or concept:
particular antonyms
Meaning affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread:
Meaning with no special or distinctive features; normal:
Meaning not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors:
Translation of particular
- French: exact, précis, même
- Spanish: particular, exacto, específico, preciso, propio
- Italian: specifico, preciso, particolare, proprio, vero
Words that rhyme with particular
paular, acetabular, acinotubular, bilobular, calcaneofibular, centrilobular, ceratomandibular, circumtabular, cochleovestibular, confabular, constabular, contratabular, coracomandibular, craniomandibular, cunabular, ectoglobular, endoglobular, epimandibular, extratabular, fabular, femorofibular, fibular, globular, hyomandibular, incunabular, inframandibular, infundibular, interglobular, interlobular, intermandibular, intertubular, intraglobular, intralobular, intratubular, ischiofibular, knobular, lobular, macromandibular, mandibular, maxillomandibular, metabular, microtubular, midmandibular, monolobular, multilobular, multitubular, nasomandibular, nebular, nonglobular, nonnebular