noun
1. a distinguishing trait
• Syn: ↑peculiarity, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑distinctiveness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distinctive (for: ↑distinctiveness), ↑special, ↑peculiar (for: ↑peculiarity)
• Hypernyms: ↑individuality, ↑individualism, ↑individuation
• Hyponyms: ↑idiosyncrasy, ↑foible, ↑mannerism
2. the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance
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the particularity of human situations
• Syn: ↑particularity
• Ant: ↑generality (for: ↑particularity)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑particular (for: ↑particularity)
• Hypernyms: ↑quality
• Hyponyms: ↑specificity
Useful english dictionary. 2012.