'Specialty' definitions:
Definition of 'specialty'
(from WordNet)
noun
An asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant: weak point]
noun
noun
The special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism]
Definition of 'Specialty'
From: GCIDE
- Specialty \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. Specialties. [F. sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. Speciality.]
- 1. Particularity. [1913 Webster]
- Specialty of rule hath been neglected. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton (Law Dict.). [1913 Webster]
- Let specialties be therefore drawn between us. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality. [1913 Webster]
- Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have had once their specialty, their pet subject. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'specialty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academic discipline,
- academic specialty,
- adjunct,
- applied science,
- appurtenance,
- area,
- arena,
- aroma,
- arrangement,
- art,
- aspect,
- attribute,
- badge,
- bond,
- brand,
- business,
- cachet,
- calling,
- career,
- career building,
- careerism,
- cast,
- character,
- characteristic,
- circumstance,
- classical education,
- component,
- concern,
- configuration,
- constituent,
- contents,
- contract by deed,
- contract of record,
- contract quasi,
- core curriculum,
- course,
- course of study,
- covenant of indemnity,
- craft,
- curriculum,
- cut,
- debenture,
- debenture bond,
- deed,
- deed of trust,
- deed poll,
- definiteness,
- department of knowledge,
- detail,
- differentia,
- differential,
- discipline,
- distinctive feature,
- domain,
- earmark,
- elective,
- element,
- factor,
- feature,
- field,
- field of inquiry,
- field of study,
- figure,
- fixings,
- flavor,
- formal contract,
- game,
- general education,
- general studies,
- group policy,
- gust,
- hallmark,
- handicraft,
- humanities,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- implied contract,
- impress,
- impression,
- indent,
- indenture,
- index,
- individualism,
- ingredient,
- insurance policy,
- integrant,
- item,
- keynote,
- liberal arts,
- lifework,
- line,
- line of business,
- line of work,
- lineaments,
- major,
- makings,
- mannerism,
- mark,
- marking,
- metier,
- minor,
- mission,
- mold,
- mortgage deed,
- mystery,
- natural science,
- nature,
- number,
- occupation,
- odor,
- ology,
- parol contract,
- part,
- part and parcel,
- particularity,
- peculiarity,
- policy,
- practice,
- profession,
- promissory note,
- property,
- proseminar,
- province,
- pure science,
- pursuit,
- quadrivium,
- quality,
- quirk,
- racket,
- recognizance,
- refresher course,
- savor,
- science,
- scientific education,
- seal,
- seminar,
- shape,
- singularity,
- smack,
- social science,
- special case,
- special contract,
- speciality,
- specialization,
- specialness,
- specialty contract,
- specificality,
- specificness,
- sphere,
- stamp,
- study,
- subdiscipline,
- subject,
- taint,
- tang,
- taste,
- technical education,
- technicology,
- technics,
- technology,
- title deed,
- token,
- trade,
- trait,
- trick,
- trivium,
- vocation,
- walk,
- walk of life,
- work