Especial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪspˈɛʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪspˈɛʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪspˈɛʃəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪspˈɛʃəl/.

Examples

he paid especial attention to her
exceptional kindness
a matter of particular and unusual importance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

particular exceptional special

Parts of Speech

adjective

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

“he paid especial attention to her”

Word Forms

specialness

noun

a distinguishing trait

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

besondere

über das hinausgehen, was üblich, üblich oder erwartet ist

🇫🇷French

particulier

dépasser ce qui est commun, habituel ou attendu

🇮🇹Italian

speciale

superare ciò che è comune, usuale o previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

bijzonder

overtreft wat gebruikelijk, gebruikelijk of verwacht is

🇷🇺Russian

особенный

превосходящее то, что является обычным, обычным или ожидаемым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवादभूत

जो सामान्य या सामान्य या अपेक्षित है उससे आगे निकलना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষ

যা সাধারণ বা স্বাভাবিক বা প্রত্যাশিত তা ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறப்பு

பொதுவான அல்லது வழக்கமான அல்லது எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டதை மிஞ்சும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యేకం

సాధారణమైన లేదా సాధారణమైన లేదా ఊహించిన వాటిని అధిగమించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेष

सामान्य किंवा नेहमीच्या किंवा अपेक्षित असलेल्या गोष्टींना मागे टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાસ

સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્ય અથવા અપેક્ષિત છે તે વટાવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶೇಷ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತವಾದುದನ್ನು ಮೀರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യേകം

സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിനെ മറികടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਸ

ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاص

عام یا معمول یا متوقع چیزوں کو پیچھے چھوڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特别的

超越常见的、平常的或预期的

🇯🇵Japanese

特別な

一般的なこと、普通のこと、または予想されることを超えること

🇰🇷Korean

특별한

일반적이거나 일상적이거나 예상되는 것을 능가하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc biệt

vượt qua những gì phổ biến hoặc thông thường hoặc được mong đợi

🇹🇭Thai

โดยเฉพาะ

เกินกว่าสิ่งที่ธรรมดาหรือปกติหรือคาดหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

khusus

melampaui apa yang umum atau biasa atau diharapkan

🇵🇭Filipino

espesyal

lumalampas sa karaniwan o karaniwan o inaasahan

🇲🇾Malay

istimewa

melebihi apa yang biasa atau biasa atau dijangka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاص

تجاوز ما هو شائع أو معتاد أو متوقع

🇮🇷Persian

خاص

پیشی گرفتن از آنچه معمول یا معمول یا مورد انتظار است

🇹🇷Turkish

özel

yaygın olanı, olağan olanı veya bekleneni aşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיוּחָד

עולה על מה שמקובל או רגיל או צפוי

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