particularity

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Definition of PARTICULARITY

1

careful thoroughness of detail <with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend>

Synonyms explicitness, specificity

Related Words attentiveness, care, carefulness, conscientiousness, finicalness, finickiness, fussiness, meticulosity, meticulousness; alertness, cautiousness, circumspection, heedfulness, scrupulousness; discrimination, selectivity; accuracy, definitude, exactitude, exactness, fineness, preciseness, precision

Near Antonyms imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactness; indistinctness, vagueness

Antonyms generality

2

a single piece of information <I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court>

Synonyms datum, detail, nicety, particular, particularity, point, specific

Related Words article, item; component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part; aspect, circumstance, facet, factor; evidence, exhibit; database, information, knowledge

Near Antonyms error, fallacy, falsehood, inaccuracy, misconception, misstatement, myth

3

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind <a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right>

Synonyms affection, attribute, attribution, character, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait

Related Words badge, indication, sign; emblem, symbol, token; charm, grace; excellence, merit, virtue; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk; individuality, singularity, uniqueness