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specificity

noun

ˌspe-sə-ˈfi-sə-tē How to pronounce specificity (audio)
Definition of specificitynext
as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed

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Recent Examples of specificity But the specificity of a young woman in STEM and at Stanford. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 Asked what the book offers someone just entering the workforce, VandeHei’s answer centered on speed and specificity, not general AI literacy. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Voice built for a high-trust purchase runs on specificity and proof. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 But his firmly comedic approach, primarily filtered through goofy ironic commentary in the tradition of Monty Python, makes the specificity of his survey go down smoothly. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
  1. accuracy
  2. precision
  3. attentiveness
  4. particularity
  5. explicitness
  6. carefulness
Noun
  • By changing the current sent to the motor, the researchers can set its jump height with single-centimeter accuracy.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • He was done with being shaggy — this would be an album of precision.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The moment highlights Ali’s affinity for fashion, often captured through WWD’s lens, which, like his presence in the ring, is rendered with precision through Parks’ exacting gaze.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of precision
Noun
  • In terms of hospitality, expect a high level of attentiveness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Moores used a lot of attentiveness — and prayer — to protect their son.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of attentiveness
Noun
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tia and Tamera Mowry Being a twin can be weird, and being a famous twin must come with its own unique particularities.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of particularity
Noun
  • Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of explicitness
Noun
  • This carefulness is clearly strategic.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • There was no carefulness in it.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of carefulness

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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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