particularity
[ per-tik-yuh-lar-i-tee, puh-tik- ]
/ pərˌtɪk yəˈlær ɪ ti, pəˌtɪk- /
noun, plural par·tic·u·lar·i·ties.
the quality or state of being particular.
detailed, minute, or circumstantial character, as of description or statement.
attention to details; special care.
an individual or characteristic feature or trait; peculiarity.
Origin of particularity
1520–30; < Middle French
particularite < Late Latin
particulāritāt- (stem of
particulāritās) state of being apart. See
particular,
-ity
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British Dictionary definitions for particularity
particularity
/ (pəˌtɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
(often plural)
a specific circumstance
the particularities of the affair
great attentiveness to detail; fastidiousness
the quality of being precise
a description of great particularity
the state or quality of being particular as opposed to general; individuality
the particularity of human situations