particular

par-tic-u-lar · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to a single person, thing, or instance rather than general.

  2. 2.

    Especially great or noticeable.

  3. 3.

    Very careful about something; fussy.

  4. 4.

    A detail or specific point.

Related words

Antonyms: general, universal
See also: certain, detail, particularly, specific
Synonyms: certain, individual, precise, specific

Etymology

From Old French particulier, from Late Latin particularis meaning "of a part, concerning a small part," from Latin particula meaning "little part," diminutive of pars meaning "part."