particularnessn.

Brit.

/pəˈtɪkjᵿlənəs/, U.S.

/pə(r)ˈtɪkjələrnəs/,

/pɑrˈtɪkjələrnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: particular adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < particular adj. + -ness suffix. Compare particularity n.

1. The quality of being distinct from others; individuality, singularity, uniqueness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > quality of being particular or not general

particularity1569

particularness1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Particularness..peculiarness, singularness.

1876 F. Bradley Ethical Stud. iv. 135 The predominant character of existence in space and time is, in one word, its particularness.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvii. 360 There is need of developing forms of education..that supplement the particularness of the single family.

1977 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 42 820/1 One is making quite strong claims about the uniqueness or particularness of countries.

1991 Boston Globe (Nexis) 1 Oct. 30 His pursuit of the nothingness of Zen initially leads him back to his hero, Thoreau, then to the very particularness of consciousness and the created world.

2001 Irish News (Nexis) 12 Oct. 27 Eels have once again proved themselves to be something of an oddity on the music scene. They seem to revel in their own particularness.

2. The quality of being attentive to details; preciseness, fastidiousness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail

chariness1571

minuteness1640

exactness1645

particularity1669

nicety1711

exactitude1735

narrowness1817

particularness1859

scrupulousness1863

detail1868

scrupulosity1879

meticulosity1887

meticulousness1909

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]

curiosityc1386

delicacya1393

curiousnessc1440

delicatesse1509

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

exquisiteness?c1550

over-curiousness1573

featness1577

daintiness1579

dainty1590

finicality1594

niceness1604

squeamishness1654

fastidiousness1661

choicenessa1665

overnicety1664

finicalness1675

hypercriticism1678

overniceness1694

nicety1723

over-delicacy1745

daintihood1780

finickiness1833

finicism1844

over-criticism1859

overfineness1859

particularness1859

faddiness1865

finicking1869

picksomeness1881

pernicketiness1890

perfectionism1937

choosiness1945

pickiness1952

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. l. 241 You're getting to be your aunt's own niece, I see, for particularness.

1864 H. T. Johns Life Forty-ninth Mass. Volunteers 87 To eat food poorly cooked..making us half believe our friends at home have sent us here as a punishment for the over particularness of the past.

1956 Philos. Q. 6 6 A decision as to the level of detail and particularness to which one is prepared to go.

1967 S. Marshall Fenland Chron. ii. ix. 243 Most folks in our young days were a bit more modest than what they are today, but I allus did think Harriet carried her particularness a bit too far.

1997 Providence Jrnl.-Bulletin (Nexis) 2 Nov. 1 k I love to wallpaper. I like the particularness of it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	particularness
释义	particularnessn. Brit. /pəˈtɪkjᵿlənəs/, U.S. /pə(r)ˈtɪkjələrnəs/, /pɑrˈtɪkjələrnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: particular adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < particular adj. + -ness suffix. Compare particularity n. 1. The quality of being distinct from others; individuality, singularity, uniqueness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > quality of being particular or not general particularity1569 particularness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Particularness..peculiarness, singularness. 1876 F. Bradley Ethical Stud. iv. 135 The predominant character of existence in space and time is, in one word, its particularness. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvii. 360 There is need of developing forms of education..that supplement the particularness of the single family. 1977 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 42 820/1 One is making quite strong claims about the uniqueness or particularness of countries. 1991 Boston Globe (Nexis) 1 Oct. 30 His pursuit of the nothingness of Zen initially leads him back to his hero, Thoreau, then to the very particularness of consciousness and the created world. 2001 Irish News (Nexis) 12 Oct. 27 Eels have once again proved themselves to be something of an oddity on the music scene. They seem to revel in their own particularness. 2. The quality of being attentive to details; preciseness, fastidiousness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail chariness1571 minuteness1640 exactness1645 particularity1669 nicety1711 exactitude1735 narrowness1817 particularness1859 scrupulousness1863 detail1868 scrupulosity1879 meticulosity1887 meticulousness1909 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. l. 241 You're getting to be your aunt's own niece, I see, for particularness. 1864 H. T. Johns Life Forty-ninth Mass. Volunteers 87 To eat food poorly cooked..making us half believe our friends at home have sent us here as a punishment for the over particularness of the past. 1956 Philos. Q. 6 6 A decision as to the level of detail and particularness to which one is prepared to go. 1967 S. Marshall Fenland Chron. ii. ix. 243 Most folks in our young days were a bit more modest than what they are today, but I allus did think Harriet carried her particularness a bit too far. 1997 Providence Jrnl.-Bulletin (Nexis) 2 Nov. 1 k I love to wallpaper. I like the particularness of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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