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 of particularity

• 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

Training sessions will inevitably be more focused on recovery than tactical work and be affected by the particularities of playing in Europe. —Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026

So did progressive anthropologists, who were finally beginning to understand the particularity, complexity, and, above all, the contemporaneity of tribal cultures. —Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Some of the amicus briefs filed in support of the defendant assert that electronic location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement, and that the geofence warrant fails to satisfy the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement. —Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026

The few works in the show depicting Stojka’s experiences before and after internment capture the particularity of Romani life. —Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

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