particular
adjective
[ pəˈtɪkjʊlə ]
• used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
• "the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies"
Similar:
specific,
certain,
distinct,
separate,
isolated,
single,
individual,
peculiar,
discrete,
definite,
express,
precise,
• especially great or intense.
• "when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care"
Similar:
special,
extra special,
especial,
exceptional,
unusual,
marked,
singular,
uncommon,
notable,
noteworthy,
remarkable,
outstanding,
unique,
peculiar,
• insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious.
• "she is very particular about cleanliness"
Similar:
fussy,
fastidious,
meticulous,
punctilious,
discriminating,
selective,
painstaking,
exacting,
demanding,
critical,
over-particular,
over-fastidious,
finicky,
faddish,
finical,
dainty,
choosy,
picky,
faddy,
pernickety,
persnickety,
nice,
particular
noun
• a detail.
• "he is wrong in every particular"
Similar:
detail,
item,
point,
fine point,
specific,
specification,
element,
aspect,
respect,
regard,
particularity,
fact,
feature,
circumstance,
thing,
• an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality.
• "universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’.
in particular
• especially (used to show that a statement applies to one person or thing more than any other).
• "he socialized with the other young people, one boy in particular"
