special

Adj

1. Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
2. Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.
3. Of or related to unconventional warfare.
4. Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
5. Constituting or relating to a species.
6. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
7. (broadly, comparable, derogatory, euphemistic, not-comparable, offensive, often) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
8. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Of, being, or pertaining to sexual intercourse or the genitals.
9. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Infused with a drug, especially marijuana; that is an edible.

Noun

1. A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered; the thing thus sold.
2. A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.
3. Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
4. (British, colloquial) A special constable.
5. Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
6. Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
7. An award, typically a free game, that is made available to the player upon reaching or completing a major objective in a pinball game.
8. A journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
9. A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
10. A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
11. One of certain mixed-breed dogs.
12. A racehorse predicted to win; a sure thing.

Verb

To supervise a patient one-on-one.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɛʃl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *special

Cognate with French: spécial

In summary

From Middle English *special, especial, especiall, from Old French especial (whence also French spécial), from Latin speciālis (from speciēs). In this sense displaced native Old English synderlīċ. Doublet of especial.

Synonyms

particular

peculiar

exceptional

specific

extraordinary

separate

especial

unusual

unique

apart

extra

distinct

distinctive

especially

individual

specialized

uncommon

private

fixed

certain

limited

technical

appointed

characteristic

accustomed

different

unmerited

wonted

habitual

detached

specialised

select

extreme

remarkable

express

expert

additional

professional

exclusive

chosen

definite

favourite

own

outstanding

proper

excellent

emergency

choice

distinguished

important

Translations

spécial

especial

speciale

speziell

especial

particulier

speciaal

especial

bijzonder

particular

besonders

particolare

specjalny

besonder

özel

Sentences

They were financed through a special celebration tax .

He also considered Marco Ruas as " nothing special " and " basic ".

Special government buses run to aid the devotees .

The video is " dark and moody " and features special effects intermixed with choreography .