specific

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   stated explicitly or in detail

   needed a specific amount

2. 2
   adj

   (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

   rules with specific application

3. 3
   adj

   relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

   specific characters

4. 4
   noun

   a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

   quinine is a specific for malaria

5. 5
   adj

   Explicit or definite.

   While some participants, like Gabi and Jasmine, had access to a gym but still felt uncertain about using specific types of equipment, others who trained at home faced even greater challenges due to the absence of both a coach and proper equipment.

6. 6
   adj

   Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.

   Holonyms: generic, familial

7. 7
   adj

   Special, distinctive or unique.

   A psychologist told WJLA TV that, for the most part, this isn’t a Cocomelon-specific issue. The main issue is too much screen time and children's shows with fast-paced sequences.

8. 8
   adj

   Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.

   a highly specific test    specific and nonspecific symptoms

Etymology

From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.