Word Definition

Special

  1. Chief in excellence.
  2. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon.
  3. Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon.
  4. A particular.
  5. One appointed for a special service or occasion.
  6. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study.

Synonyms