specialty

Noun

Synonyms: forte strong suit long suit metier speciality strong point strength peculiarity specialness distinctiveness specialization specialisation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

an asset of special worth or utility“cooking is his forte”Synonyms: forte strong suit long suit metier speciality strong point strength
a distinguishing traitSynonyms: peculiarity specialness speciality distinctiveness
the special line of work you have adopted as your career“his specialization is gastroenterology”Synonyms: specialization specialisation speciality specialism

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Specialty \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. Specialties. [F. sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. Speciality.]

1.Particularity. [1913 Webster]

Specialty of rule hath been neglected.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

3.(Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton (Law Dict.). [1913 Webster]

Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality. [1913 Webster]

Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have had once their specialty, their pet subject.— C. Kingsley.[1913 Webster]