Particular - Definition

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]