particularity

noun

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​i·​ty pər-ˌti-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē 

pə-,

-ˈla-rə-,

 also  (ˌ)pär-

plural particularities

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

Synonyms

• specificity

Examples of particularity in a Sentence

The actors studied all of the particularities of the script.

the special particularities of the South

The particularities of the job take some time to get used to.

She described the scene with great particularity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each dog has its unique habits—but one woman simply cannot figure out why her pup has a certain particularity about his food. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025

Art concerns particularities of human existence framed by the big picture, but the picture has swallowed the frame. —Kate Colby october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025

The rise of Ethnic Studies programs in the 1960s offered Jewish Studies scholars another way of seeing their field, even though its foundation in Religious Studies and its institutional particularities have always distinguished it from those disciplines. —Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025

Empathy, in this light, is not just a way of feeling but a way of caring—a willingness to try to understand the particularity of someone else’s emotions. —Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for particularity

• collinearity
• dissimilarity
• barbarity
• multicollinearity

Kids Definition

particularity

noun

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​i·​ty pə(r)-ˌtik-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē 

plural particularities

1

: a very small detail

2

: careful attention to detail : exactness, care