particularity.

The specificity or distinctive character of individual features rather than general categories.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• historical particularity
• particularity of experience

On the page

The novel preserves the particularity of each child's experience.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.