Particular | Mean of particular in English Dictionary

/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

• special or more than usual
1. The computer program will be of particular interest to teachers.
2. Pay particular attention to the poet's choice of words.
• having very definite opinions about what is good or acceptable
1. You're more particular than I am when it comes to (choosing) a restaurant.
2. Our teacher is very particular when it comes to punctuation.
3. Grandma is very particular [=choosy, picky] about the kind of olive oil she uses.
4. She's particular about her clothes.
• including many details
1. He gave us a very particular account of his trip.
2. a more particular description
• Noun

• a specific detail or piece of information
1. They wanted to know the facts down to every particular.
2. Just give us a brief report; you can fill us in on the particulars later.
3. (Brit) The teacher asked the students to write down their particulars [=personal facts, such as their names and addresses] on a sheet of paper.
4. (US, law) The court ordered the state to file a bill of particulars. [=a detailed list of the charges or claims made in a legal case]
• special or unusual
1. “What are you doing?” “Nothing in particular.”
2. Are you looking for anything in particular? [=specific]
3. I have something in particular that I would like to discuss.
4. I made the cookies for no one in particular. [=I did not make the cookies for any particular person]