particularadjective
uk/pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/us/pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/particular adjective (SPECIAL)
B2 [ before noun ] special, or this and not any other:
She wanted a particular type of cactus.
He wouldn't take just any book - he had to have this particular one!
"Why did you ask?" "Oh, no particular reason, just making conversation."
in particular
B1 especially:
What in particular did you like about the last apartment that we saw?
Are you looking for anything in particular?
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- This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers.
- In the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings.
- Is there a particular sequence in which you have to perform these tasks?
- A lot of people think that most newspapers are biased towards one particular political party.
- As he gets older, my grandson is developing a particular interest in history.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Particular and individual
- be the very thing idiom
- certain
- esp
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- one-trick pony
- particularity
- peculiar
- peculiarity
- peculiarly
- per capita
- personal
- pet
- singly
- specifically
- the UN
- to wit idiom
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particular adjective (NOT EASILY SATISFIED)
C1 [ after verb ] not easily satisfied and demanding that close attention should be given to every detail:
He's very particular about the kitchen - everything has to be perfectly clean and in its place.
She's very particular about what she eats.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wanting everything to be right
- anal
- anally retentive
- choosy
- dot
- dot the i's and cross the t's idiom
- faddy
- fastidious
- fussbudget
- fusspot
- fussy
- houseproud
- martinet
- nitpicking
- perfectionism
- perfectionist
- pernickety
- persnickety
- pettifogging
- purist
- stickler
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particularnoun
uk/pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/us/pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/particulars [ plural ]
details or information about a person or an event, especially when officially recorded:
There's a form for you to note down all your particulars.
the particular formal
If you are considering the particular, you are considering single examples rather than general matters or ideas:
The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Particular and individual
- be the very thing idiom
- certain
- esp
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- one-trick pony
- particularity
- peculiar
- peculiarity
- peculiarly
- per capita
- personal
- pet
- singly
- specifically
- the UN
- to wit idiom
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