As an adjective, particular describes something specific, such as when you prefer one particular type of cereal over another. The noun form means specific points or details, as in the particulars of a police investigation.
Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific;
Noun
a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
Noun
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
Adjective S.
exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
Adjective S.
first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
a.
Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a
part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate;
sole; single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a
constellation.
a.
Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing;
belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal;
peculiar; singular.
a.
Separate or distinct by reason of superiority;
distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought
no particular news; she was the particular belle of the party.
a.
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute;
circumstantial; precise; as, a full and particular account of an
accident; hence, nice; fastidious; as, a man particular in his dress.
a.
Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular
estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder.
a.
Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant.
a.
Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in
extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular
proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative)
Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise.
n.
A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a
whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which
may be considered separately; as, the particulars of a story.
n.
Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;
individuality; interest, etc.
n.
One of the details or items of grounds of claim; --
usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute account; as,
a particular of premises.
Particular
[/Make] each particular hair to stand an end, Like quills upon the fretful porpentine.
Seken in every halk and every herne Particular sciences for to lerne.2.
Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth.3.
Particular
Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.
It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community.2.
For his particular I'll receive him gladly.
If the particulars of each person be considered.
Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular.3.
The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was written.
Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific;
A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered separately;
Usage Examples
Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.
Biological engineering is not necessarily understanding systems but rather, I want to be able to design and build biological systems to perform particular applications.
Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.
Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we're brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it.
Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit.
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Other Usage ExamplesAmericans in particular are myopic. They're not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. That's what I did. I went to Indonesia.
But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?
Cause and effect, the riddle of all history, is a particular devil in financial history and never more so than today, where entire classes of security are collapsing not on public exchanges and stock-tickers but because there are no markets to establish prices this side of nothing.
At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have as much imagination as you would expect.
But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.
Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
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