specialty
/'speʃəlti/
Definition
- Noun:
- A special line of work or area of study that someone has adopted as their career: A field in which a person is an expert or has concentrated their professional efforts.
- A distinguishing trait or quality: A characteristic that makes something or someone distinct.
- An asset of special worth or utility: Something that is particularly valuable, effective, or for which someone is especially skilled.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Her specialty is corporate law, so she handles all our major contracts.
- The restaurant's specialty is its homemade pasta, which is famous across the city.
- Attention to detail is his specialty; he never misses a single error.
Advanced Usage
- "To make a specialty of (something)": To focus on or become an expert in a particular area.
- She made a specialty of Renaissance art history during her doctoral studies.
Variants and Related Words
- Specialization (n): The process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.
- His specialization in cardiology took many years of training.
- Special (adj): Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
- This is a special occasion.
- Specialist (n): A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
- You should see a skin specialist for that rash.
Synonyms
- Forte: Something at which a person excels.
- Expertise: Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
- Métier: A profession, trade, or field of work in which a person is skilled.
Related Phrases
- House specialty: The dish for which a restaurant is particularly well-known.
- The lobster bisque is the house specialty here.
- Specialty store: A retail store that carries a deep assortment of goods within a narrow category.
- We bought the cheese from a specialty store that only sells dairy products.
Related Idioms
- To be someone's specialty: To be an area in which someone is particularly skilled or knowledgeable.
- Repairing vintage watches is his specialty; he can fix anything.
Noun
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the special line of work you have adopted as your career
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his specialization is gastroenterology
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a distinguishing trait
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an asset of special worth or utility
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cooking is his forte
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