particularity

  • 1Particularity — Par*tic u*lar i*ty, n.; pl. {Particularities}. [Cf. F. particularit[ e].] 1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is particular; as: (a) Peculiar quality; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2particularity — I noun care, carefulness, characteristic, characteristic quality, circumstantiality, conscientiousness, criticalness, detail, discriminatingness, discrimination, distinctive feature, exactingness, exactitude, exactness, fastidiousness, feature,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3particularity — [pär tik′yo͞o lar′ə tē] n. pl. particularities [MFr particularité < LL particularitas] 1. the state, quality, or fact of being particular; specif., a) individuality, as opposed to generality or universality b) the quality of being detailed, as …

    English World dictionary

  • 4particularity — [[t]pə(r)tɪ̱kjʊlæ̱rɪti[/t]] particularities 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl The particularity of something is its quality of being different from other things. The particularities of something are the features that make it different. [FORMAL] What is… …

    English dictionary

  • 5particularity — UK [pə(r)ˌtɪkjʊˈlærətɪ] / US [pərˌtɪkjəˈlerətɪ] noun Word forms particularity : singular particularity plural particularities formal 1) [uncountable] great attention to detail 2) [countable] a specific detail …

    English dictionary

  • 6particularity — The view of the Bible that God chose a historical people (Israel) and (in the NT) finally one historical person by whom to effect his purpose. The phrase ‘the scandal (stumbling block) of particularity’ has been used by modern theologians for the …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 7particularity — par|tic|u|lar|i|ty [pəˌtıkjuˈlærıti US pər ] n plural particularities formal 1.) [U] a quality that makes something different from all others ▪ the particularity of her style of writing 2.) [U] the quality of being exact and paying attention to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8particularity — ypatingumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Psichinio ar pedagoginio objekto savybė, žyminti jo savitumą, atskirumą, originalumą. Pvz., heuristinis mokymo metodas ypatingas tuo, kad heuristiniu mąstymu, kurį jis plėtoja, įgytos naujos… …

    Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas

  • 9particularity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1528 1. a. a minute detail ; particular b. an individual characteristic ; peculiarity; also singularity 2. the quality or state of being particular as distinguished from universal 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10particularity — /peuhr tik yeuh lar i tee, peuh tik /, n., pl. particularities. 1. the quality or state of being particular. 2. detailed, minute, or circumstantial character, as of description or statement. 3. attention to details; special care. 4.… …

    Universalium