specific
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ · spe·cif·ic
noun
- A distinguishing attribute or quality. The specific that set the painting apart was its vivid use of color.
- A remedy for a specific disease or condition. Penicillin was the first specific for bacterial infections.
- Specification. The engineer drafted a specific outlining the project's technical requirements.
adjective
- Explicit or definite. She gave a specific instruction to turn left at the next intersection.
- Pertaining to a species. The specific traits of the orchid include its fragrant blossoms.
- Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species. Researchers studied the specific to understand its evolutionary history.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Did you know? The word 'specific' was famously used by Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories to emphasize the importance of precise details in deduction.