Specialness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinguishing trait

the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛʃəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛʃəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛʃəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈɛʃəlnəs/.

Examples

the particularity of human situations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distinctiveness particularity speciality peculiarity specialty

Antonyms

generality

Parts of Speech

noun	a distinguishing trait
noun	the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance “the particularity of human situations”

Word Forms

peculiar	adjective	characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney
special	adjective	unique or specific to a person or thing or category
distinctive	adjective	capable of being classified
particular	adjective	separate and distinct from others of the same group or category

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besonderheit

ein Unterscheidungsmerkmal

🇫🇷French

particularité

un trait distinctif

🇪🇸Spanish

especialidad

un rasgo distintivo

🇮🇹Italian

particolarità

un tratto distintivo

🇳🇱Dutch

speciaalheid

een onderscheidend kenmerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

especialidade

um traço distintivo

🇷🇺Russian

особенность

отличительная черта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशिष्टता

एक विशिष्ट गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষত্ব

একটি স্বতন্ত্র বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறப்பு

ஒரு தனித்துவமான பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యేకత

ఒక ప్రత్యేక లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषत्व

एक वेगळे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશેષતા

એક વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶೇಷತೆ

ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യേകത

ഒരു വ്യതിരിക്ത സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاصیت

ایک امتیازی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特殊性

显着特征

🇯🇵Japanese

特別さ

際立った特徴

🇰🇷Korean

특별함

구별되는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đặc biệt

một đặc điểm khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความพิเศษ

ลักษณะเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

keistimewaan

suatu sifat yang membedakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging espesyal

isang natatanging katangian

🇲🇾Malay

keistimewaan

sifat yang membezakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخصص

سمة مميزة

🇮🇷Persian

خاص بودن

یک ویژگی متمایز

🇹🇷Turkish

uzmanlık

ayırt edici bir özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'specialness'?

The primary meaning of 'specialness' is 'a distinguishing trait'.

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Using 'specialness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'specialness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'specialness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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