particular
106
4.4
- adjective
- /pərˈtɪkjələr/
:
exigente
- "Then perhaps you do not like working at this particular office," he said.
- very particular
- be particular about
So I'm pretty particular with my travel bags.
- So I'm pretty particular with my travel bags.
- So once again, you know, they're they're so particular with each one of the cast members.
- He's going to be very particular about the woman he has by his side.
- And I shoot my own film, so I'm very kind of particular about, about that.
Examples
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We take particular pride in the excellence of our ballet, monsieur.
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So men tend to show off in this particular way more than women.
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And I have been so nervous about this particular conversation for weeks now.
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But it's hard to really point out any particular problems.
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Sometimes, for no particular reason, I think of you and smile.
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"You see, I'm very particular about whom I dance with."
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I expected a sharp word from my mother, who was very particular about her appearance.
Fiction book (1994) -
As a father of two, Cook may have felt a particular empathy with this couple.
Academic text (2008) -
Overall, the study indicates that teaching literature with a particular approach does affect student learning and outcomes.
Academic text (2011) -
She is very particular about the way her garden is arranged.
Synonyms
85
6.7
Being very strict and careful about rules and details
67
4.7
Being hard to please about food or small details
58
8.6
Being very careful about small details
24
3.9
Easily annoyed and hard to please about small things
15
3.9
Hard to please when choosing things like clothes or food
13
7.9
Too fussy about being neat and proper
13
6.7
Needing a lot of care and attention
12
7.1
Hard to please and careful about small details
8
8.0
Very careful about small details and being clean, often hard to please
7
7.0
Needing a lot of care and attention to small details
5
6.1
A person who is not easily satisfied and often complains
4
9.8
Being very picky about small details
3
7.2
Careful to do things correctly and notice small details
1
8.9
Being very careful about small details and correct behaviour
1
7.2
Tends to want everything done without any mistakes
1
6.8
A person who is not easily pleased and often complains
Too careful about small details when it is not needed
Being too careful about following rules or avoiding mistakes
Too cautious so someone avoids normal activities
Being very careful about small details in a way that annoys others
Careful about small details and hard to please
Too worried about small details and hard to please
Paying too much attention to small, unimportant details
Giving too much attention to small, unimportant details
Careful and picky about small details and choices
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A Baptist who believes God decides who will be saved and that Christ died for some people
- Specialized
A statement that says something about only some members of a group
How Picky
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word particular comes from the Latin particula, a little part that means 'small part'. A helpful way to remember the 'fussy' meaning is this: someone particular notices the small parts, so they are careful and exact about details.