Main entry: particular, specific
Definition: a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
Usage: he always reasons from the particular to the general
Antonyms: general
Definition: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
Main entry: specific
Definition: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
Usage: rules with specific application; demands specific to the job; a specific and detailed account of the accident
Antonyms: general
Definition: applying to all or most members of a category or group
Antonyms: nonspecific
Definition: not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
Antonyms: limitless, unlimited
Definition: having no limits in range or scope
Antonyms: general
Definition: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
Antonyms: universal, universal proposition
Definition: (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
Antonyms: improper
Definition: not suitable or right or appropriate
Main entry: specific
Definition: being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
Usage: quinine is highly specific for malaria; a specific remedy; a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements
Antonyms: nonspecific
Definition: not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
Main entry: specific
Definition: stated explicitly or in detail
Usage: needed a specific amount
Antonyms: unspecified
Definition: not stated explicitly or in detail