especial
es·pe·cial
especial · more especial · most especial
Exceptional in importance or significanceExceptional in importance or significance; special.
/ɛsˈpɛʃəl/
» It was an ordinary year, no especial disappointments. Just the run of the mill goings-on of a dual-income household.
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2 sensesExceptional in importance or significance; special.
Pay especial attention to chapter five.
an especial hatred of cats
Particular.
acting with no especial goal
More definitions
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
Examples
1 sentencesIt was an ordinary year, no especial disappointments. Just the run of the mill goings-on of a dual-income household.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from speciesFrom Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species.
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Forms
more especial, most especial| Comparative | more especial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most especial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected:exceptionalparticularspecial
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedspecialA1
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form