particular
Specific; discrete; concrete.
Adjective 4 meanings
Specific; discrete; concrete.
“I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.”
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
“I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.”
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
“My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.”
Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
“He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.”
Noun 2 meanings
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
Etymology
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.
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PARTICULAR at a glance
PARTICULAR has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + U 1 + L 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,053 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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