particularity

noun

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​i·​ty pər-ˌti-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē 

pə-,

-ˈla-rə-,

 also  (ˌ)pär-

plural particularities

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

a

: attentiveness to detail : exactness

b

: the quality or state of being fastidious in behavior or expression

Synonyms

• explicitness
• specificity

Examples of particularity in a Sentence

The actors studied all of the particularities of the script.

the special particularities of the South

The particularities of the job take some time to get used to.

She described the scene with great particularity.

Recent Examples on the Web

For her sons, who surely were in the best position to experience the particularity of her being, the last thing the diaries can be seen as is the justification of her abuse and neglect by reason of her life in mid-Fifties America being in some sense typical for women of her type. —Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

Another bitcoin particularity is its four-year halving cycle, which also affects its price dynamics. —Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

These facts in no way diminish our admiration of Siena’s brilliant particularity, especially its unrivaled pictorial lyricism, so vividly captured in this staggering exhibition. —Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024

The demise of the sweeping ideological narratives that bifurcated Europe in the twentieth century resulted not in a vacuum but in the furious advent of historical particularity. —George Soroka, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

particularity

noun

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​i·​ty pə(r)-ˌtik-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē 

plural particularities

1

: a very small detail

2

: careful attention to detail : exactness, care