Particular

Quick meaning: Particular is an adjective meaning Specific; discrete; concrete.

Meaning

Specific; discrete; concrete.

More Meanings

1. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
2. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
3. (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
4. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
5. (law) Containing a part only; limited.
6. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
7. (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.

Example Sentences

I didn't have any particular interest in the book.

I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.

wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth

or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.

Word Forms

• particulars

Synonyms for particular

Depending on context, synonyms include concrete, discrete, individual, peculiar, singular, specific.

Antonyms for particular

Common opposites include general.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include special, specific, item, especial, primary, detail.

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