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Particularity

Particularity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Particularity? [n] the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Particularity: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Particularity: accuracy \| aroma \| attention to detail \| attribute \| badge \| brand \| cachet \| cast \| censoriousness \| character \| characteristic \| choosiness \| circumstantiality \| combination \| configuration \| conscientiousness \| correctness \| criticality \| criticalness \| cut \| delicacy \| detail \| differentia \| differential \| discriminatingness \| discrimination \| discriminativeness \| distinctive feature \| distinctiveness \| earmark \| exactingness \| exactitude \| exactness \| exquisiteness \| fastidiousness \| feature \| figure \| finicality \| finicalness \| finickiness \| finickingness \| flavor \| fusion \| fussiness \| gust \| hallmark \| identity \| idiocrasy \| idiosyncrasy \| impress \| impression \| index \| individualism \| individuality \| indivisibility \| intactness \| integrality \| integration \| integrity \| inviolability \| irreducibility \| keynote \| lineaments \| mannerism \| mark \| marking \| meticulousness \| minuteness \| minuteness of detail \| mold \| nature \| niceness \| nicety \| odor \| oneness \| organic unity \| particularness \| peculiarity \| perfectionism \| preciseness \| precisianism \| precision \| priggishness \| property \| prudishness \| punctilio \| punctiliousness \| punctuality \| purism \| puritanism \| purity \| quality \| quirk \| refinement \| rigidness \| rigor \| rigorousness \| savor \| scrupulosity \| scrupulousness \| seal \| selectiveness \| selectivity \| selfsameness \| sensitivity \| shape \| simplicity \| singleness \| singularity \| smack \| solidarity \| solidification \| solidity \| specialty \| specificity \| stamp \| strictness \| subtlety \| taint \| tang \| taste \| token \| trait \| trick \| undividedness \| unification \| uniformity \| uniqueness \| unity \| univocity \| wholeness See Also \| quality \| specificity Particularity In Webster's Dictionary \Partic`ular"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Particularities}. [Cf. F. particularit['e].] 1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail. 2. That which is particular; as: (a) Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity. ``An old heathen altar with this particularity.'' --Addison. (b) Special circumstance; minute detail; particular. ``Even descending to particularities.'' --Sir P. Sidney. (c) Something of special or private concern or interest. Let the general trumpet blow his blast, Particularities and petty sounds To cease! --Shak.

Particularity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Particularity?

[n] the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Particularity:

See Also | quality | specificity

Particularity In Webster's Dictionary

\Par*tic`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Particularities}.
[Cf. F. particularit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness;
   circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.

2. That which is particular; as:
   (a) Peculiar quality; individual characteristic;
       peculiarity. ``An old heathen altar with this
       particularity.'' --Addison.
   (b) Special circumstance; minute detail; particular.
       ``Even descending to particularities.'' --Sir P.
       Sidney.
   (c) Something of special or private concern or interest.

             Let the general trumpet blow his blast,
             Particularities and petty sounds To cease!
                                               --Shak.

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