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 Definitions of Particular  [ərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk-]  

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Definition of 'Particular' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) particular
pertaining to a single or specific person, thing, group, etc.; not general:
one's particular interests.

2.  particular
considered separately from others; specific:
a particular item on a list.

3.  particular
exceptional or special; unusual:
Take particular pains with this job.

4.  particular
being such in an exceptional degree:
a particular friend.

5.  particular
exceptionally selective; fussy:
to be particular about one's food.

6.  particular
dealing with or giving details; minute.

7.  particular
Logic.

8.  particular
referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.

9.  particular
(of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.

10. (n.) particular
an individual or distinct part, as an item of a list.

11.  particular
Usu., particulars. specific points, details, or circumstances:
the particulars of a case.

12.  particular
Logic. an individual or a specific group within a general class.


Definition of 'Particular' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) particular, specific
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"

2. (noun) detail, particular, item
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
"it was perfect in all details"

3. (adj) particular, particular proposition
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

4. (adj) particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)
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"

5. (adj) particular(a)
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"

6. (adj) especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special
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?"

7. (adj) particular, special
first and most important
"his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

8. (adj) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
exacting especially about details
"a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"

9. (adj) particular(a)
providing specific details or circumstances
"a particular description of the room"


Definition of 'Particular' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) particular
used to talk about one thing and not others; = specific
Do you have a particular reason for not wanting to go?

2.  particular
more than usual; = special
Please pay particular attention to the last paragraph.

3.  particular
having precise ideas about what you like or do not like
He's very particular about his clothes.

4. (noun) particular
in particular
specifically
Is there something in particular you don't like about the painting?


Definition of 'Particular' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Particular
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

2. (adj) Particular
of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing; belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal; peculiar; singular

3. (adj) Particular
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

4. (adj) Particular
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

5. (adj) Particular
containing a part only; limited; as, a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder

6. (adj) Particular
holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant

7. (adj) Particular
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

8. (noun) Particular
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

9. (noun) Particular
special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc

10. (noun) Particular
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


Translation of 'Particular' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others
this particular man/problem.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: spesifieke Arabic flag Arabic: مُحَدَّد، مُعَيَّن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: индивидуален
Brazilian flag Brazilian: em particular Czech flag Czech: jednotlivý German flag German: speziell
Danish flag Danish: bestemt Greek flag Greek: συγκεκριμένος Spanish flag Spanish: particular, especial
Estonian flag Estonian: kõnealune Farsi flag Farsi: خاص Finnish flag Finnish: tietty
French flag French: particulier Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְסוּיָם Hindi flag Hindi: विशिष्ट, विशेष
Croatian flag Croatian: osobit Hungarian flag Hungarian: speciális, konkrét Indonesian flag Indonesian: khusus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tiltekinn,ákveðinn Italian flag Italian: particolare, preciso Japanese flag Japanese: 特定の
Korean flag Korean: 특유의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atskiras, individualus, k Latvian flag Latvian: īpašs; konkrēts
Malay flag Malay: yang ini Dutch flag Dutch: bepaald Norwegian flag Norwegian: bestemt, særlig, spesiell
Polish flag Polish: szczególny, specyficzny Persian flag Persian: خاص Pashto flag Pashto: ځانګړى ، خاص، جلا، بيل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: específico Romanian flag Romanian: anume Russian flag Russian: отдельный; конкретный
Slovak flag Slovak: jednotlivý Slovenian flag Slovenian: poseben Serbian flag Serbian: pojedinačan
Swedish flag Swedish: speciell, särskild Thai flag Thai: โดยเฉพาะ Turkish flag Turkish: belli, belirli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 特殊的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: індивідуальний, окремий Urdu flag Urdu: مخصوص
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: riêng biệt Chinese flag Chinese: 特殊的

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