particularities

Variant of particularity

particularity definition

par·ticu·lar·ity (pär tik′yo̵̅o̅ lar′ə tē)

noun pl. particularities -·ties

  1. the state, quality, or fact of being particular; specif.,
    1. individuality, as opposed to generality or universality
    2. the quality of being detailed, as a description
    3. attention to detail; painstaking care
    4. the quality of being fastidious or hard to please
  2. something particular; specif.,
    1. an individual characteristic; peculiarity
    2. a minute detail

Etymology: MFr particularité < LL particularitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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