particular Definition

particular
adj

1. Specific; single; individually known or referred to.

Example: She liked that particular design
Thesaurus: specific, distinct, singular, unique; Antonym: general.
2. Especial; exceptional.

Example: took particular care
Thesaurus: unique, special, unusual, exceptional.
3. Difficult to satisfy; fastidious; exacting

Example: He's very particular about the washing-up.
Thesaurus: fastidious, discriminating, exacting, thorough, painstaking, finicky, hard to please, scrupulous.
4. Exact; detailed.

Thesaurus: exact, precise, accurate, minute; Antonym: vague, approximate.

noun

1. A detail.

Thesaurus: fact, detail, specification, circumstance, point, item, datum.
2. Personal details, eg name, date of birth, etc.

Example: took down her particulars
Form: particulars

Derivative: particularness
noun

Idiom: in particular

Particularly; especially; specifically; in detail.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin particularis, from particula, diminutive of pars part.