| Particular |
a. |
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. |
| Particular |
a. |
Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing; belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal; peculiar; singular. |
| Particular |
a. |
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. |
| Particular |
a. |
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. |
| Particular |
a. |
Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder. |
| Particular |
a. |
Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant. |
| Particular |
a. |
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. |
| Particular |
n. |
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. |
| Particular |
n. |
Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc. |
| Particular |
n. |
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. |
| Particularism |
n. |
A minute description; a detailed statement. |
| Particularism |
n. |
The doctrine of particular election. |
| Particularism |
n. |
Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire. |
| Particularist |
n. |
One who holds to particularism. |
| Particularities |
pl. |
of Particularity |
| Particularity |
n. |
The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail. |
| Particularity |
n. |
That which is particular |
| Particularity |
n. |
Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity. |
| Particularity |
n. |
Special circumstance; minute detail; particular. |
| Particularity |
n. |
Something of special or private concern or interest. |
| Particularization |
n. |
The act of particularizing. |
| Particularize |
v. t. |
To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail. |
| Particularize |
v. i. |
To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative. |
| Particularized |
imp. & p. p. |
of Particularize |
| Particularizing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Particularize |
| Particularly |
adv. |
In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly. |
| Particularly |
adv. |
In an especial manner; in a high degree; as, a particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure. |
| Particularment |
n. |
A particular; a detail. |
