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SPECIALNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance
Example:
the particularity of human situations
Synonyms:
particularity; specialness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("specialness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specialness"):
specificity (the quality of being specific rather than general)
specificity (the quality of being specific to a particular organism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A distinguishing trait
Synonyms:
distinctiveness; peculiarity; speciality; specialness; specialty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("specialness" is a kind of...):
individualism; individuality; individuation (the quality of being individual)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specialness"):
foible; idiosyncrasy; mannerism (a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual)
Derivation:
special (surpassing what is common or usual or expected)
special (having a specific function or scope)
special (unique or specific to a person or thing or category)
special (for a special service or occasion)
special (first and most important)
special (adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose)
