Particular

German Meaning

English Meaning

1. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal: has a particular preference for Chinese art.
2. Separate and distinct from others of the same group, category, or nature: made an exception in this particular case.
3. Worthy of note; exceptional: a piano performance of particular depth and fluidity.
4. Of, relating to, or providing details: gave a particular description of the room.
5. Attentive to or concerned with details or niceties, often excessively so; meticulous or fussy.
6. Logic Encompassing some but not all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.
7. An individual item, fact, or detail: correct in every particular. See Synonyms at item.
8. An item or detail of information or news. Often used in the plural: The police refused to divulge the particulars of the case.
9. A separate case or an individual thing or instance, especially one that can be distinguished from a larger category or class. Often used in the plural: "What particulars were ambushed behind these generalizations?” ( Aldous Huxley).
10. Logic A particular proposition.
11. in particular Particularly; especially.