Main Entry: par·tic·u·lar·i·ty

Pronunciation: \pə(r)-ˌti-kyə-ˈla-rə-tē also (ˌ)pär-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural par·tic·u·lar·i·ties

Date: 1528

1 a : a minute detail : particular b : an individual characteristic : peculiarity; also : singularity
2 : the quality or state of being particular as distinguished from universal
3 a : attentiveness to detail : exactness b : the quality or state of being fastidious in behavior or expression