PARTICULAR

PAR ·TI ·CU ·LAR 4 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 10 letters 🎲 Scrabble 14 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
  2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
  3. (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

💬 Examples

  • "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
  • "it was perfect in all details"

🔗 Similar words

specificdetailitemparticular_proposition
adjective
  1. unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  2. separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
  3. surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  4. first and most important

💬 Examples

  • "the particular demands of the job"
  • "has a particular preference for Chinese art"
  • "interested in one particular artist"
  • "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"

🔗 Similar words

particular(a)peculiar(a)special(a)especial(a)exceptionalspecial
← Unscramble PARTICULAR