[syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky]
6. providing specific details or circumstances;
- Example: "a particular description of the room"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, a. [OE. particuler, F. particulier,
L. particularis. See Particle.]
1. 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. --Shak.
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[Make] each particular hair to stand an end,
Like quills upon the fretful porpentine. --Shak.
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Seken in every halk and every herne
Particular sciences for to lerne. --Chaucer.
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2. Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing;
belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence,
personal; peculiar; singular. "Thine own particular
wrongs." --Shak.
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Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular
juice out of the earth. --Bacon.
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3. 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.
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4. 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.
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5. (Law)
(a) Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular
estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder.
(b) Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant.
--Blackstone.
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6. (Logic) 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.
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Particular average. See under Average.
Particular Baptist, one of a branch of the Baptist
denomination the members of which hold the doctrine of a
particular or individual election and reprobation.
Particular lien (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a
thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or
connected with, that particular thing.
Particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act,
and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited
number of the human race. See Calvinism.
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Syn: Minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar;
especial; exact; specific; precise; critical;
circumstantial. See Minute.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, n.
1. 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.
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Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.
--Bacon.
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It is the greatest interest of particulars to
advance the good of the community. --L'Estrange.
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2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;
individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.]
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For his particular I'll receive him gladly. --Shak.
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If the particulars of each person be considered.
--Milton.
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Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the
public . . . or such as concern our particular.
--Whole Duty
of Man.
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3. (Law) 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.
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The reader has a particular of the books wherein
this law was written. --Ayliffe.
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Bill of particulars. See under Bill.
In particular, specially; specifically; peculiarly;
particularly; especially. "This, in particular, happens to
the lungs." --Blackmore.
To go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or
minutely.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
particular
adj 1: 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" [syn: particular(a),
peculiar(a), special(a)]
2: 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"
3: 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?" [syn: especial(a), exceptional,
particular(a), special]
4: first and most important; "his special interest is music";
"she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her
volunteer work" [syn: particular, special]
5: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular,
picky]
6: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular
description of the room"
n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always
reasons from the particular to the general" [syn:
particular, specific] [ant: general]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: detail,
particular, item]
3: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but
not all) members of a class [syn: particular, particular
proposition] [ant: universal, universal proposition]