speciality

noun

spe·​ci·​al·​i·​ty ˌspe-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 

plural specialities

1

: a special mark or quality

2

: a special object or class of objects

3

a

: a special aptitude or skill

b

: specialty sense 3

Synonyms

• specialty

Examples of speciality in a Sentence

my speciality is linguistics

Recent Examples on the Web

Going all out for the holidays is a Southern speciality. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025

Earlier this year, Amos, a longtime board member and owner of the speciality store Antidote, made a multimillion-dollar donation to fund fashion exhibitions. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

Top pediatric hospitals in 5 specialities Finally, hospitals are also broken up by speciality. —Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025

These types of deliveries were highlighted by The Athletic in the summer as a speciality of Zubimendi’s, and one of these was pivotal to Arsenal’s second goal, too. —Art De Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for speciality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• commonality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality

Kids Definition

speciality

noun

spe·​ci·​al·​i·​ty ˌspesh-ē-ˈal-ət-ē 

plural specialities

: specialty