'Particular' definitions:
Definition of 'particular'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)]
adjective
Separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"
adjective
Surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special]
adjective
First and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" [syn: particular, special]
adjective
Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky]
adjective
Providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room"
noun
A fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: particular, specific] [ant: general]
noun
A small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: detail, particular, item]
noun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class [syn: particular, particular proposition] [ant: universal, universal proposition]
Definition of 'Particular'
From: GCIDE
- Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, a. [OE. particuler, F. particulier, L. particularis. See Particle.]
- 1. Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a constellation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- [Make] each particular hair to stand an end, Like quills upon the fretful porpentine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Seken in every halk and every herne Particular sciences for to lerne. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing; belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal; peculiar; singular. "Thine own particular wrongs." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Separate or distinct by reason of superiority; distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought no particular news; she was the particular belle of the party. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise; as, a full and particular account of an accident; hence, nice; fastidious; as, a man particular in his dress. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Law) (a) Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder. (b) Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative) Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise. [1913 Webster]
- Particular average. See under Average.
- Particular Baptist, one of a branch of the Baptist denomination the members of which hold the doctrine of a particular or individual election and reprobation.
- Particular lien (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, that particular thing.
- Particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act, and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited number of the human race. See Calvinism. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar; especial; exact; specific; precise; critical; circumstantial. See Minute. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Particular'
From: GCIDE
- Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, n.
- 1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered separately; as, the particulars of a story. [1913 Webster]
- Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- For his particular I'll receive him gladly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- If the particulars of each person be considered. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular. --Whole Duty of Man. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; -- usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute account; as, a particular of premises. [1913 Webster]
- The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was written. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- Bill of particulars. See under Bill.
- In particular, specially; specifically; peculiarly; particularly; especially. "This, in particular, happens to the lungs." --Blackmore.
- To go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or minutely. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'particular'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- accurate,
- adjunct,
- adoptive,
- adventure,
- appointive,
- appropriate,
- article,
- aspect,
- attentive,
- blow-by-blow,
- brass tacks,
- careful,
- case,
- categorical,
- censorious,
- certain,
- characteristic,
- choicy,
- choosing,
- choosy,
- circumstance,
- citation,
- classificational,
- classificatory,
- close,
- component,
- concrete,
- conscientious,
- constituent,
- contingent,
- correct,
- count,
- critical,
- cross reference,
- cross section,
- dainty,
- datum,
- defined,
- defining,
- definite,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- demonstration,
- denominative,
- detachment,
- detail,
- detailed,
- determinate,
- different,
- differential,
- discrete,
- discriminating,
- discriminative,
- distinct,
- distinctive,
- distinguished,
- distributional,
- distributive,
- division,
- divisional,
- divisionary,
- dole,
- eclectic,
- elective,
- electoral,
- element,
- episode,
- equal,
- esoteric,
- especial,
- especially,
- essential facts,
- essentials,
- even stephen,
- event,
- exact,
- exacting,
- exactly,
- example,
- exceptional,
- exemplification,
- exigent,
- experience,
- express,
- exquisite,
- extraordinary,
- facet,
- fact,
- factor,
- fastidious,
- fifty-fifty,
- fine,
- fine point,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- fixed,
- fraction,
- full,
- fussy,
- half,
- half-and-half,
- halvers,
- hap,
- happening,
- happenstance,
- hypercritical,
- illustration,
- in particular,
- incident,
- incidental,
- individual,
- information,
- inner,
- installment,
- instance,
- intimate,
- isolated,
- item,
- itemized,
- lone,
- marked,
- matter,
- matter of fact,
- meticulous,
- minor detail,
- minute,
- minutia,
- minutiae,
- narrow,
- nice,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- occasion,
- occurrence,
- one,
- only,
- ordinal,
- outstanding,
- painstaking,
- parcel,
- part,
- particular,
- particularized,
- particularly,
- particulars,
- peculiar,
- per capita,
- per head,
- percentage,
- perfectionistic,
- pernickety,
- persnickety,
- personal,
- phenomenon,
- picayune,
- picky,
- point,
- portion,
- precise,
- precisely,
- precisianistic,
- precisionistic,
- priggish,
- private,
- pro rata,
- proportional,
- proportionate,
- prorated,
- prudish,
- punctilious,
- punctual,
- puristic,
- puritanic,
- quadrant,
- quarter,
- quota,
- quotation,
- random sample,
- reality,
- reference,
- refined,
- regard,
- religious,
- remainder,
- remarkable,
- respect,
- respective,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- sample,
- sampling,
- scrupulous,
- scrutinizing,
- section,
- sector,
- segment,
- selecting,
- selective,
- sensitive,
- separate,
- several,
- share,
- single,
- singular,
- sole,
- solipsistic,
- solitary,
- special,
- speciality,
- specially,
- specific,
- specifically,
- strict,
- subdivision,
- subdivisional,
- subgroup,
- subspecies,
- subtle,
- taxonomic,
- the concrete,
- the data,
- the details,
- the dope,
- the facts,
- the individual,
- the information,
- the particular,
- the particulars,
- the picture,
- the scoop,
- the score,
- the special,
- the specific,
- the specifics,
- the unique,
- the whole story,
- thing,
- thorough,
- turn of events,
- typal,
- typical,
- unique,
- unusual
Words containing 'Particular'
- In particular,
- Particularism,
- Particularities,
- Particularity,
- Particularization,
- Particularize,
- Particularized,
- Particularizing,
- Particularly,
- Particularment,
- Bill of particulars,
- Particular Baptist,
- Particular average,
- Particular customs,
- Particular lien,
- Particular redemption,
- Particular theorem,
- To go into particulars,
- particular date,
- particular proposition