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English

Detailed Synonyms for specific in English

specific:

specific adj

  1. specific
  2. specific
  3. specific
  4. specific
    – stated explicitly or in detail 1
    specific
    – stated explicitly or in detail 1
    • specific adj
      • needed a specific amount1
  5. specific
    – (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 1
    specific
    – (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 1
    • specific adj
      • rules with specific application1
      • demands specific to the job1
      • a specific and detailed account of the accident1
  6. specific
    – being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides 1
    specific
    – being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides 1
    • specific adj
      • quinine is highly specific for malaria1
      • a specific remedy1
      • a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements1
  7. specific
    – relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species 1
    specific
    – relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species 1

specific [the ~] nom

  1. the specific
    – a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease 1
    the specific
    – a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease 1
    • specific [the ~] nom
      • quinine is a specific for malaria1
  2. the specific
    – a fact about some part (as opposed to general) 1
    the particular; the specific
    – a fact about some part (as opposed to general) 1
    • particular [the ~] nom
      • he always reasons from the particular to the general1
    • specific [the ~] nom

Related Words for "specific":

  • specificness

Alternate Synonyms for "specific":


Antonyms for "specific":


Related Definitions for "specific":

  1. stated explicitly or in detail1
    • needed a specific amount1
  2. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique1
    • rules with specific application1
    • demands specific to the job1
    • a specific and detailed account of the accident1
  3. being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides1
    • quinine is highly specific for malaria1
    • a specific remedy1
    • a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements1
  4. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species1
    • specific characters1
  5. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease1
    • quinine is a specific for malaria1
  6. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)1

Related Synonyms for specific