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
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.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
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
Inside Scoop Moving into lower-ceiling galleries takes us from particularity to universality, the singular to the collective.
—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
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
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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particularity. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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particularity
noun
par·tic·u·lar·i·ty
pə(r)-ˌtik-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē
plural particularities
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