particularities
Unique distinguishing features
Particularities are the specific details or distinctive features that make something what it is.
The word often emphasizes small but significant differences: The particularities of each regional dialect, We discussed the particularities of the contract.
It can suggest fussiness about minor points: She insisted on the particularities of proper table setting.
Unusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- quirkPeculiar behavioral trait
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- singularityPoint where values explode
characteristic · trait · feature · oddity · eccentricity · individuality · specialty · hallmark
Correctness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- detailSingle small element
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
accuracy · rigor · thoroughness · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · fineness · carefulness · methodicalness
peculiarity
Unusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- quirkPeculiar behavioral trait
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
singularity · characteristic · trait · feature · oddity · eccentricity · individuality · specialty · hallmark · distinction
exactness
Correctness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- detailSingle small element
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
exactitude · accuracy · rigor · thoroughness · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · fineness · carefulness · methodicalness · minutiae
particularitiesgeneralities
Nonspecific broad statements
generics · universals · generalizations · generalization · abstractions
particularitiescommonalities
Shared features or traits
likenesses · similarities · uniformities · sameness · homogeneity
particular, particularly, particle, particularity, particularize, particulate, particularized, particularization