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/pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/
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rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
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P ER0 T IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0
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P AA2 T IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0
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Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Specific; discrete; concrete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do. We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concrete, discrete, individual, particular, peculiar, proper, singular, specific
Antonyms: general
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optimized, specialistic
Antonyms: none provided
Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London. I didn't have any particular interest in the book. He brought no particular news. She was the particular belle of the party.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
Examples
He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back. These women are more particular about their appearance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: minute, precise, fastidious, anal-retentive, choosy, conscientious, dainty, exacting, finical, finicking, finickity, finicky, finikin, fussy, hypercritical, lily-handed, meticulous, niggly, nitpickish, nit-picky, nitty, overcritical, overscrupulous, particular, pedantic, pernickety, persnickety, picky
Antonyms: none provided
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a full and particular account of an accident
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accurate, careful, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous, conscientious, exhaustive, fastidious, groundly, in-depth, intensive, letter-perfect, mindful, minute, particular, polished, precise, painstaking, punctilious, rigorous, root and branch, scrupulous, scrutinous, sedulous, strict, thorough, tight
Antonyms: none provided
Containing a part only; limited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Holding a particular estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
Examples
a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person's own individual case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 14
exacting especially about details
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a finicky eater fussy about clothes very particular about how her food was prepared
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: finical, finicky, fussy, picky
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 15
first and most important
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his special interest is music she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: special
Antonyms: none provided
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he always reasons from the particular to the general
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: specific
Antonyms: general
Broader terms: fact
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particular proposition
Antonyms: universal
Broader terms: proposition
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was perfect in all details
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: detail, item
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: part, portion, component part, component, constituent
Narrower terms: highlight, high spot
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.
Across languages
Translations 146 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
асо́бны
(asóbny)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Belarusian :
прыва́тны
(pryvátny)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Bulgarian :
особен
(osoben)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Bulgarian :
специфичен
(specifičen)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Catalan :
particular
— specific; discrete; concrete
Esperanto :
aparta
— specific; discrete; concrete
Finnish :
nimenomainen
— specific; discrete; concrete
Finnish :
yksittäinen
— specific; discrete; concrete
Galician :
particular
— specific; discrete; concrete
German :
speziell
— specific; discrete; concrete
German :
bestimmt
— specific; discrete; concrete
German :
spezifisch
— specific; discrete; concrete
German :
genau
— specific; discrete; concrete
German :
einzeln
— specific; discrete; concrete
Hungarian :
konkrét
— specific; discrete; concrete
Hungarian :
bizonyos
— specific; discrete; concrete
Irish :
sonrach
— specific; discrete; concrete
Italian :
specifico
— specific; discrete; concrete
Central Kurdish :
تایبەتی
(taybetî)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Latin :
speciālis
— specific; discrete; concrete
Malay :
tertentu
— specific; discrete; concrete
Māori :
tētahi
— specific; discrete; concrete
Norwegian :
bestemt
— specific; discrete; concrete
Polish :
konkretny
— specific; discrete; concrete
Portuguese :
específico
— specific; discrete; concrete
Portuguese :
particular
— specific; discrete; concrete
Quechua :
waki
— specific; discrete; concrete
Romanian :
particular
— specific; discrete; concrete
Russian :
конкре́тный
(konkrétnyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Russian :
отде́льный
(otdélʹnyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Russian :
ча́стный
(částnyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Scottish Gaelic :
air leth
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
спецѝфичан
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
појѐдӣнӣ
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
ко̀нкретан
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
specìfičan
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
pojèdīnī
— specific; discrete; concrete
Serbo-Croatian :
kònkretan
— specific; discrete; concrete
Spanish :
particular
— specific; discrete; concrete
Telugu :
ప్రత్యేక
(pratyēka)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Ottoman Turkish :
مخصوص
(mahsus)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Ottoman Turkish :
خصوصی
(hususî)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Ukrainian :
конкре́тний
(konkrétnyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Ukrainian :
окре́мий
(okrémyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Ukrainian :
прива́тний
(pryvátnyj)
— specific; discrete; concrete
Bulgarian :
характерен
(harakteren)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Catalan :
propi
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Finnish :
erityinen
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Finnish :
ominainen
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Galician :
propio
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
German :
besonders
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
German :
besonderer
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
German :
charakteristisch
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
German :
spezifisch
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
German :
speziell
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Italian :
proprio
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Italian :
particolare
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Japanese :
特別
(tokubetsu)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Japanese :
特有
(tokuyū)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Japanese :
独特
(dokutoku)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Latin :
proprius
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Malayalam :
ഒരിനം
(orinaṁ)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Mongolian :
онцлогтой
(onclogtoj)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Polish :
specyficzny
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Portuguese :
próprio
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Portuguese :
particular
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Romanian :
particular
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Romanian :
specific
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Romanian :
caracteristic
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Russian :
характерный
(xarakternyj)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Russian :
специфи́ческий
(specifíčeskij)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Russian :
осо́бый
(osóbyj)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Scottish Gaelic :
air leth
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Ottoman Turkish :
مخصوص
(mahsus)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Ottoman Turkish :
خصوصی
(hususî)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Ukrainian :
специфі́чний
(specyfíčnyj)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Ukrainian :
особли́вий
(osoblývyj)
— specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
Belarusian :
спецыя́льны
(spjecyjálʹny)
— distinguished in some way; special
Belarusian :
асаблі́вы
(asablívy)
— distinguished in some way; special
Bengali :
বিশেষ
(biśeś)
— distinguished in some way; special
Bulgarian :
специа́лен
(speciálen)
— distinguished in some way; special
Catalan :
particular
— distinguished in some way; special
Catalan :
especial
— distinguished in some way; special
Finnish :
erityinen
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
bestimmt
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
besonderer
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
speziell
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
besonders
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
herausgehoben
— distinguished in some way; special
German :
spezifisch
— distinguished in some way; special
Irish :
ar leith
— distinguished in some way; special
Italian :
speciale
— distinguished in some way; special
Malay :
tertentu
— distinguished in some way; special
Plautdietsch :
besonda
— distinguished in some way; special
Portuguese :
especial
— distinguished in some way; special
Romanian :
special
— distinguished in some way; special
Russian :
специа́льный
(speciálʹnyj)
— distinguished in some way; special
Russian :
осо́бенный
(osóbennyj)
— distinguished in some way; special
Scottish Gaelic :
air leth
— distinguished in some way; special
Lower Sorbian :
wósebny
— distinguished in some way; special
Ukrainian :
спеціа́льний
(speciálʹnyj)
— distinguished in some way; special
Ukrainian :
особли́вий
(osoblývyj)
— distinguished in some way; special
Bulgarian :
придирчив
(pridirčiv)
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
Bulgarian :
взискателен
(vziskatelen)
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
Finnish :
pikkutarkka
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
Finnish :
tarkka
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
sorgfältig
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
penibel
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
genau
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
pingelig
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
eigen
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
wählerisch
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
anspruchsvoll
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
German :
etepetete
— of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details
Bulgarian :
подробен
(podroben)
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Bulgarian :
обстоятелствен
(obstojatelstven)
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Catalan :
minuciós
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Finnish :
yksityiskohtainen
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Finnish :
tarkka
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
eigen
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
kleinlich
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
wählerisch
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
genau
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
minutiös
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
penibel
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
pingelig
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
German :
sorgfältig
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Irish :
meonúil
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Italian :
minuzioso
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Portuguese :
minucioso
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Russian :
разборчивый
(razborčivyj)
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Russian :
щепетильный
(ščepetilʹnyj)
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Russian :
привере́дливый
(priverédlivyj)
— concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
Finnish :
osittainen
— legal: containing a part only
Finnish :
osa-
— legal: holding a particular estate
Arabic :
خاص
(ḵāṣ)
— logic: forming a part of a genus
Finnish :
erityinen
— logic: forming a part of a genus
Finnish :
partikulaari
— logic: forming a part of a genus
French :
particulier
— logic: forming a part of a genus
Bulgarian :
детайл
(detajl)
— small part
Bulgarian :
подробност
(podrobnost)
— small part
Finnish :
yksityiskohta
— small part
Finnish :
yksilö
— person's own individual case
Finnish :
partikulaari
— philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class
Finnish :
yksilökäsite
— philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class
Turkish :
tikel
— philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class
