Added 9 October 2026
particularity
/pəˌtɪkjʊˈlæɹɪti/ noun
Latin root: particularitas Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about particularity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A particular thing.
Donny’s obsession for trains is just a harmless particularity of his.
- A particular thing.
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A distinctive characteristic or quality; a peculiarity.
Donny’s obsession for trains is just a harmless particularity of his.
Origin
From Middle French particularité (“part of a whole; something particular, particularity”) (modern French particularité), and from its etymon Late Latin particularitas (“fact or quality of being particular; something particular, particularity”), from Latin particulāris (“particular; partial”) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being). Particulāris is derived from particula (“particle, small part”) (from pars (“a part, piece, portion, share”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to provide, produce, beget”)) + -cula (diminutive suffix)) + -āris (suffix denoting a relationship, forming adjectives).
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