particular

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˈtɪkjʊlə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pər tik′yə lər, pə tik′-)

par•tic•u•lar /pɚˈtɪkyəlɚ, pəˈtɪk-/USA pronunciation adj.

relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, etc.;
not general:[before a noun]one's particular interests.
considered separately from others;
specific;
distinct:[before a noun]a particular item on a list.
greater or stronger than usual;
unusual:[before a noun]Take particular pains with this job.
overly selective;
fussy;
hard to please:[be + ~]He is very particular about his food.

an individual or distinct part, as an item in a series:In at least one particular the lawyer had caught her in a lie.
Usually, particulars. [plural] specific points, details, or circumstances:the particulars of a case.

Idioms

Idioms in particular, particularly;
especially:Are you doing anything in particular at the moment?

See -par-.

par•tic•u•lar (pər tik′yə lər, pə tik′-),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining 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.
Philosophy[Logic.]
- Philosophynot general;
  referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.
- Philosophy(of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.
- Philosophypartaking 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.
Philosophy[Logic.]an individual or a specific group within a general class.
Idioms in particular, particularly;
specifically;
especially:There is one book in particular that may help you.

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

special.

Particular,

dainty,

fastidious

Particular

particular about one's clothes.

Dainty

a dainty dress.

Fastidious

a fastidious taste in styles.

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particular /pəˈtɪkjʊlə/ adj

(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
(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
denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership
See also remainder, reversion

a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general
(often plural) an item of information; detail: complete in every particular, he refused to go into particulars, the police officer took down her particulars
an individual object, as contrasted with a universal
See universal
in particular ⇒ especially, particularly, or exactly

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French particuler, from Late Latin particulāris concerning a part, from Latin particula particle

'particular' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Collocations: a particular [item, product] on the list, no particular [preference, talent, interest], have a particular interest in, more...

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