particular

par·tic·u·lar  (pr-tky-lr, p-tk-)

adj.

1. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal: has a particular preference for Chinese art.

2. Separate and distinct from others of the same group, category, or nature: made an exception in this particular case.

3. Worthy of note; exceptional: a piano performance of particular depth and fluidity.

4.

a. Of, relating to, or providing details: gave a particular description of the room.

b. Attentive to or concerned with details or niceties, often excessively so; meticulous or fussy.

5. Logic Encompassing some but not all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.

n.

1. An individual item, fact, or detail: correct in every particular. See Synonyms at item.

2. An item or detail of information or news. Often used in the plural: The police refused to divulge the particulars of the case.

3. A separate case or an individual thing or instance, especially one that can be distinguished from a larger category or class. Often used in the plural: "What particulars were ambushed behind these generalizations?" (Aldous Huxley).

4. Logic A particular proposition.

Idiom:

in particular

Particularly; especially.

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[Middle English particuler, from Old French, from Late Latin particulris, from Latin particula, diminutive of pars, part-, part; see part.]

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particular [pəˈtɪkjʊlə]

adj

1. (prenominal) of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc.; specific; special the particular demands of the job no particular reason

2. (prenominal) exceptional or marked a matter of particular importance

3. (prenominal) relating to or providing specific details or circumstances a particular account

4. exacting or difficult to please, esp in details; fussy

5. (Mathematics) (of the solution of a differential equation) obtained by giving specific values to the arbitrary constants in a general equation

6. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a proposition) affirming or denying something about only some members of a class of objects, as in some men are not wicked Compare universal [10]

7. (Law) Property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership See also remainder [3] reversion [4]

n

1. a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general

2. (often plural) an item of information; detail complete in every particular

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic another name for individual [7a]

4. (Philosophy) Philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universal See universal [12b]

in particular especially, particularly, or exactly

[from Old French particuler, from Late Latin particulāris concerning a part, from Latin particula particle v]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	particular - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" specific fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
	2.	particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" detail, item component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" high spot, highlight - the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
	3.	particular - (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class particular proposition logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false universal proposition, universal - (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
Adj.	1.	particular - 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" special, peculiar specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
	2.	particular - 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" specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
	3.	particular - 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?" especial, exceptional, special uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
	4.	particular - first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" special primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
	5.	particular - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" finical, finicky, picky, fussy fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
	6.	particular - providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

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particular

adjective

1. specific, special, express, exact, precise, distinct, peculiar What particular aspects of the job are you interested in?
specific general, vague, indefinite, unspecified, imprecise, indistinct, inexact

2. special, exceptional, notable, uncommon, marked, unusual, remarkable, singular, noteworthy, especial Stress is a particular problem for women. This is a question of particular importance for us.

3. fussy, demanding, critical, exacting, discriminating, meticulous, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), picky (informal), finicky, pernickety (informal), anal retentive, overnice Ted was very particular about the colours he used.
fussy easy, casual, slack, sloppy, negligent, indiscriminate, uncritical

4. detailed, minute, precise, thorough, selective, painstaking, circumstantial, itemized, blow-by-blow a very particular account of the history of sociology

noun

(usually plural) detail, fact, feature, item, circumstance, specification The nurses at the admission desk asked for her particulars.

in particular especially, particularly, expressly, specifically, exactly, distinctly Why should he have noticed me in particular?

Translations

particular [pəˈtɪkjʊləʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (= special) → especial
the flowers had been chosen with particular care → se habían escogido las flores con especial cuidado
she's a particular friend of mine → es muy amiga mía
is there anything particular you want? → ¿quieres algo en particular or en concreto?
to pay particular attention to sth → prestar especial atención a algo
nothing particular happened → no pasó nada en especial

2. (= specific) in this particular case → en este caso concreto
at this particular point in time → en este preciso momento
is there any particular food you don't like? → ¿hay algún alimento en particular or en especial or en concreto que no te guste?
the people living in a particular area → la gente que vive en una zona determinada
for no particular reason → por ninguna razón especial or en particular or en concreto

3. (= fussy)
to be particular about sth he's very particular about his food → es muy exigente con or especial para la comida
I'm rather particular about my friends → escojo mis amigos con cierto cuidado
she's not very particular about her appearance → no se preocupa mucho por su aspecto
they weren't too particular about where the money came from → no les importaba or preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero

4. (= insistent) he was most particular that I shouldn't go to any trouble → insistió mucho en que no me tomara ninguna molestia

B. N

1. (frm) (usu pl) (= detail) → detalle m
her account was accurate in every particular → su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles
please give full particulars → se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles
for further particulars apply to → para más información escriba a ...
the nurse took her particulars → la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales

2. in particular: I remember one incident in particular → recuerdo un incidente en particular or en concreto
are you looking for anything in particular? → ¿busca usted algo en particular or en concreto?
"are you doing anything tonight?" - "nothing in particular" → -¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? -nada en particular or en especial

3. the particular → lo particular
see general B2

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particular [pə^rˈtɪkjʊlə^r]

adj

(= specific) → en particulier
Are you looking for anything particular? → Vous cherchez quelque chose en particulier?
One particular memory still haunts me → Un souvenir en particulier me hante toujours.
at a particular time → à une heure précise
Do we need to be there at a particular time? → Devons-nous être là à une heure précise?
in particular → en particulier
stories of Bombay in general and the film world in particular → des histoires sur Bombay en général et sur le monde du cinéma en particulier
Are you looking for anything in particular? → Vous cherchez quelque chose en particulier?
nothing in particular → rien de particulier

(= special) → particulier/ière
a matter of particular importance → une question d'importance particulière
Particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training → Un accent particulier sera mis sur l'entraînement oral.
Fatigue is a particular problem for women → La fatigue est un problème particulier pour les femmes.

(= fussy) → difficile, exigeant(e)
to be very particular about sth → être très exigeant(e) quant à qch
They're very particular about their personnel → Ils sont très exigeants quant à leur personnel. particulars

npl

(= details) → détails mpl
to go into particulars → entrer dans les détails

(= information) → renseignements mpl

(= name and address) → coordonnées fpl
to take down sb's particulars → prendre les coordonnées de qn
The policeman jotted down her particulars and said they would contact her again → Le policier nota ses coordonnées et lui dit qu'on la recontacterait.

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particular

adj

(= as against others) this particular house is very nice → dies (eine) Haus ist sehr hübsch; it varies according to the particular case → das ist von Fall zu Fall verschieden; in this particular instance → in diesem besonderen Fall; in certain particular cases → in einigen besonderen Fällen; there’s a particular town in France where … → in Frankreich gibt es eine Stadt, wo …; is there any one particular city you prefer? → bevorzugen Sie eine bestimmte Stadt?

(= special) → besondere(r, s); problem → besondere(r, s), bestimmt; in particular → besonders, vor allem, insbesondere; the wine in particular was excellent → vor allem der Wein war hervorragend; nothing in particular → nichts Besonderes or Bestimmtes; is there anything in particular you’d like? → haben Sie einen besonderen Wunsch?; did you want to speak to anyone in particular? → wollten Sie mit jemand(em) Bestimmtem sprechen?; I’m not waiting for anyone in particular → ich warte auf niemand Bestimmten; he’s a particular friend of mine → er ist ein guter Freund von mir; for no particular reason → aus keinem besonderen or bestimmten Grund; no particular reason for something/for doing something → kein besonderer Grund für etw/dafür, etw zu tun; at a particular time → zu einer bestimmten Zeit; at that particular time → zu (genau) diesem Zeitpunkt; in a particular way → auf bestimmte Art und Weise; to be of particular interest → von besonderem Interesse sein; to be of particular concern to somebody → jdm ein besonderes Anliegen sein; with particular reference to … → mit besonderem Hinweis auf … (acc); to take particular care to … → besonders darauf achten, dass …

(= fussy, fastidious) → eigen; (= choosy) → wählerisch; he is very particular about cleanliness/his children’s education → er nimmt es mit der Sauberkeit/der Erziehung seiner Kinder sehr genau; he’s particular about his car → er ist sehr eigen or pingelig (inf) → mit seinem Auto; I’m particular about my friends → ich suche mir meine Freunde genau aus; you can’t be too particular → man kann gar nicht wählerisch genug sein; I’m not too particular (about it) → es kommt mir nicht so darauf an, mir ist es gleich; she was most particular about it (= was definite) → sie bestand darauf

n

→ Besondere(s) nt; the particular and the general → das Besondere und das Allgemeine

particulars pl → Einzelheiten pl; (about person) → Personalien pl; in this particular → in diesem Punkt; correct in every particular → in jedem Punkt richtig; for further particulars apply to the personnel manager → weitere Auskünfte erteilt der Personalchef; to go into particulars → ins Detail or in Einzelheiten gehen; to give particulars → Angaben machen; please give full particulars → bitte genaue Angaben machen

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particular [pəˈtɪkjʊləʳ]

1. adj

a. (specific, special) → particolare
that particular house/train → quella casa/quel treno in particolare
to pay particular attention to, to take particular care over → fare molta attenzione a
in this particular case → in questo caso particolare
for no particular reason → senza una ragione precisa or particolare
she's a particular friend of mine → è una mia carissima amica

b. (fastidious, fussy) → pignolo/a, difficile; (painstaking) → meticoloso/a
to be very particular about → essere molto pignolo/a su
he's particular about his food → è molto difficile nel mangiare
I'm not particular → per me va bene tutto

2. n

a. (detail) → particolare m

b. in particular → in particolare, particolarmente
nothing in particular → nulla in or di particolare
see also particulars

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particular [pəˈtɪkjʊləʳ]

1. adj

a. (specific, special) → particolare
that particular house/train → quella casa/quel treno in particolare
to pay particular attention to, to take particular care over → fare molta attenzione a
in this particular case → in questo caso particolare
for no particular reason → senza una ragione precisa or particolare
she's a particular friend of mine → è una mia carissima amica

b. (fastidious, fussy) → pignolo/a, difficile; (painstaking) → meticoloso/a
to be very particular about → essere molto pignolo/a su
he's particular about his food → è molto difficile nel mangiare
I'm not particular → per me va bene tutto

2. n

a. (detail) → particolare m

b. in particular → in particolare, particolarmente
nothing in particular → nulla in or di particolare
see also particulars

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particular

adj particular [pəˈtikjulə]

1 of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others this particular man/problem. spesifieke مُحَدَّد، مُعَيَّن индивидуален jednotlivý bestemt speziell συγκεκριμένος particular, especial kõnealune خاص tietty particulier מְסוּיָם विशिष्ट, विशेष osobit speciális, konkrét khusus tiltekinn, ákveðinn particolare, preciso 特定の 특유의 atskiras, individualus, konkretus īpašs; konkrēts yang ini bepaald bestemt, særlig, spesiell szczególny, specyficzny específico anume отдельный; конкретный jednotlivý poseben pojedinačan speciell, särskild โดยเฉพาะ belli, belirli 特殊的 індивідуальний, окремий مخصوص riêng biệt 特殊的

2 more than ordinary Please take particular care of this letter. spesiale خاص специален zvláštní særlig; speciel besondere, -s ιδιαίτερος especial, particular eriline ویژه erityinen particulier מְיוּחָד विशेष poseban rendkívüli, külön(ös) istimewa sérstakur particolare, speciale 特別の 특별한 ypatingas sevišķs yang lebih bijzonder særlig, spesiell specjalny especial deosebit особый osobitný poseben poseban speciell, särskild ซึ่งไม่ธรรมดา özel 特別的 особливий; винятковий خاص đặc biệt 特别的

3 difficult to please He is very particular about his food. moeisame, vol fiemies صَعْب الإرضاء придирчив vybíravý speciel wählerisch ιδιότροπος, δύσκολος especial, exigente nõudlik سختگیر vaatelias exigeant בַּררָנִי नफासतपसंद izbirljiv finnyás pemilih vandlátur esigente 気むずかしい 까다로운 išrankus, reiklus izvēlīgs; izlepis terlalu teliti kieskeurig kresen, vanskelig å gjøre til lags, nøye wymagający, wybredny exigente pretenţios привередливый prieberčivý izbirčen probirljiv noga, kräsen จู้จี้ zor beğenir 苛刻的 розбірливий; вибагливий نخرے والا cầu kỳ 苛刻的

adv parˈticularly

more than usually He was particularly pleased to see his brother. uitermate, veral خُصوصا، على وَجْه الخُصوص особено obzvlášť specielt besonders ιδιαίτερα especialmente, en especial, en particular eriti بطور فوق العاده erityisen particulièrement בִּמיוּחָד विशेषत:, विशेष रूप से naručito,pogotovo különösen sangat sérstaklega particolarmente 特に 특별히 ypač, ypatingai sevišķi; īpaši terutamanya bijzonder særlig, spesielt szczególnie particularmente mai ales особенно obzvlášť posebno posebno speciellt, särskilt โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง özellikle 特別地 дуже; надзвичайно خاص طور پر đặc biệt 特别地

n pl parˈticulars

facts or details You must give them all the particulars about the accident. besonderhede خَصائِص подробности podrobnosti enkeltheder die näheren Umstände(pl.) λεπτομέρειες detalles, pormenores üksikasjad مشخصات؛ ویژگی ها yksityiskohdat détails לְהִיכַּנֵס לִפרָטִים विशिष्टता pojedinosti részletek perincian smáatriði dettagli 詳細 상세내용, 세부사항 detalė, smulkmena detalizēta informācija; sīkas ziņas butiran bijzonderheden (nærmere) opplysninger/detaljer dokładne dane, informacje pormenores detalii детали, подробности podrobnosti podrobnosti detalji detaljer รายละเอียด bilgiler, ayrıntılar 詳細情況 подробиці, деталі حقائق و تفصيلات chi tiết 详细情况

in particular

more than others I liked this book in particular. veral بِصورَةٍ خاصَّه особено obzvlášť især ganz besonders ειδικά en particular eriti بخصوص erityisesti en particulier בִּמיוּחָד विशेषरूप से konkretan különösen melebihi lainnya sérstaklega particolarmente, specialmente とりわけ 각별히 ypač, ypatingai sevišķi; īpaši terutamanya in het bijzonder særlig, spesielt, især w szczególności em particular îndeosebi в особенности obzvlášť še posebej naročito i synnerhet, särskilt เป็นพิเศษ özelikle, bilhassa 尤其 особливо, зокрема دوسرے سے زيادہ nói riêng 尤其

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particular → جدير بالذكر konkrétní bestemt speziell συγκεκριμένος particular erityinen particulier poseban particolare 特別の 특유의 bijzonder bestemt szczególny especial специфический särskild โดยเฉพาะ özellik riêng biệt 特别的