Details vs. Particulars — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Details and Particulars
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Details
An individual part or item; a particular
Discussed the details of the proposal.
Particulars
Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal
She did not have a particular café in mind for their get-together.
Details
Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole
Careful attention to detail.
Particulars
Distinctive among others of the same group, category, or nature; noteworthy or exceptional
An area known for its particular style of architecture.
Details
A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia
Skipped the details to get to the main point.
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Particulars
Of, relating to, or providing details; precise
Gave a particular description of the incident.
Details
A minute or thorough treatment or account
Went into detail about his travels.
Particulars
Attentive to or concerned with details or niceties, often excessively so; fussy.
Details
A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
Particulars
(Logic) Encompassing some but not all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.
Details
A representation of such a part or portion
A detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
Particulars
An individual item, fact, or detail
The two schools are similar in every particular. The police refused to divulge the particulars of the case.
Details
A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
Particulars
(Logic) A particular proposition.
Details
Such elements considered together
The intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
Particulars
Plural of particular
Details
The rendering of artistic detail
The fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
Particulars
The details or specifics of something.
The overall plan is well understood, but we still have to work out the particulars.
Details
A group of military personnel assigned to a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
Details
The duty assigned
Garbage detail.
Details
To report or relate explicitly or in particulars
Detailed the charges against the defendant.
Details
To provide with artistic or decorative detail
Detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
Details
To assign to a particular duty
"The musicians and other non-combatants were detailed to carry the stretchers" (Peter Cozzens).
Details
To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.
Details
To market to (a physician) the drugs sold by one's company,
Details
Plural of detail
Details
Confidential information.
Details
True confidential information;
After the trial he gave us the real details
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