speciality

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: spe=ci=al=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

speciality, n. [See Special, and Specialty.].

•  A particular or peculiar case; a particularity.  Sir M. Hale.  [1913 Webster]
•  See Specialty, 3.  [1913 Webster]
•  The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person or thing; that for which a person is specially distinguished; an object of special attention; a special occupation or object of attention; a specialty.  [1913 Webster]

  "On these two general heads all other specialities are depedent."  [1913 Webster]

  "Strive, while improving your one talent, to enrich your whole capital as a man. It is in this way that you escape from the wretched narrow-mindedness which is the characteristic of every one who cultivates his speciality."  [1913 Webster]

  "We 'll say, instead, the inconsequent creature man, -
  For that'a his speciality."  [1913 Webster]

  "Think of this, sir, . . . remote from the impulses of passion, and apart from the specialities -- if I may use that strong remark -- of prejudice."  [1913 Webster]
•  An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

speciality, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a special pursuit, product, operation, etc., to which a company or a person gives special attention.
2 a special feature, characteristic, or skill.

Etymology

ME f. OF especialit{eacute} or LL specialitas (as SPECIAL)

THESAURUS

speciality

ability, accomplishment, adeptness, aptitude, area, art, baby, bag, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, concentration, craft, cup of tea, definiteness, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, expertise, faculty, field, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct, line, long suit, main interest, makings, manner, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, parts, pet subject, piece de resistance, potential, power, powers, pursuit, qualification, skill, special, special case, specialism, specialization, specialness, specialty, specificality, specificness, sphere, strength, strong flair, strong point, style, subject, talent, talents, technicality, the goods, the stuff, thing, trade, type, vocation, way, weakness, what it takes

ROGET THESAURUS

speciality

Speciality

N speciality, specialite, individuality, individuity, particularity, peculiarity, idiocrasy, personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, specificness, singularity, reading, version, lection, state, trait, distinctive feature, technicality, differentia, particulars, details, items, counts, minutiae, I, self, I myself, myself, himself, herself, itself, special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive, singular, idiomatic, idiotypical, typical, this, that, yon, yonder, specially, especially, particularly, in particular, in propria persona, ad hominem, for my part, each, apiece, one by one, one at a time, severally, respectively, each to each, seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail, bit by bit, pro hac vice, pro re nata, namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e, g, i, e, videlicet, viz, to wit, le style est l'homme meme.