particular

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English

Alternative forms

• perticular (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle +‎ -ar. Compare particle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə/
• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
• (US, Canada, rhotic, r-dissimilation) IPA^(key): /pəˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
• Hyphenation: par‧tic‧u‧lar
• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

particular (comparative more particular, superlative most particular) (also non-comparable)

1. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
2. Specific; discrete; concrete.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:specific

   Antonym: general
3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.

   Synonyms: optimized, specialistic
4. (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).

6. (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.

   Synonyms: minute, precise, fastidious; see also Thesaurus:fastidious
7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:meticulous

8. (law) Containing a part only; limited.

9. (law) Holding a particular estate.
10. (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.

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Translations

Further reading

• “particular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Noun

particular (plural particulars)

1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. [from 15th c.]
2. (obsolete) A person's own individual case. [16th–19th c.]
3. (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.) [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

Related terms

• universal
• for one's particular

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin particulāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pər.ti.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pər.ti.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paɾ.ti.kuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

particular m or f (masculine and feminine plural particulars)

1. private
2. particular

Derived terms

• particularment

Noun

particular m (plural particulars)

1. individual
2. subject, matter, issue

Related terms

• partícula
• particularitat

Further reading

• “particular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “particular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “particular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “particular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin particulāris, corresponding to partícula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

particular m or f (plural particulares, comparable, comparative mais particular, superlative o mais particular or particularíssimo)

1. private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)
2. private (not belonging to the government)

   Synonym: privado

   Antonym: público

3. particular; specific

   Synonym: específico

4. particular; distinguished; exceptional

   Synonym: excepcional

Derived terms

• em particular

Related terms

• partícula

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin particularis or German partikular. By surface analysis, particulă +‎ -ar.

Adjective

particular m or n (feminine singular particulară, masculine plural particulari, feminine and neuter plural particulare)

1. private

Declension

Noun

particular m (plural particulari)

1. private person

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin particulāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾtikuˈlaɾ/ [paɾ.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: par‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

particular m or f (masculine and feminine plural particulares)

1. specific, particular

   Synonyms: concreto, específico

2. peculiar, strange

   Synonyms: raro, extraño

3. personal

   Synonym: personal

4. private

   Synonym: privado

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

particular m (plural particulares)

1. individual, private citizen

Further reading

• “particular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28