particular

IPA: pɝtˈɪkjʌɫɝ

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
(obsolete) A person's own individual case.
(now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)

(obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
Specific; discrete; concrete.
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
(obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
(comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
(law) Containing a part only; limited.
(law) Holding a particular estate.
(logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.

Examples of "particular" in Sentences

She had a particular way of organizing her books on the shelf, by genre and then by author
I can't seem to find that particular shirt I was looking for, the one with the stripes
It's important to pay attention to the particular needs of each individual student in order to help them succeed
There was a particular smell in the air that reminded me of my childhood summers spent at the beach
I don't have a particular preference for what movie we watch tonight, so I'm open to suggestions