specialty

Meanings

Plural: specialties

Noun

• an asset of special worth or utility
• a distinguishing trait
• the special line of work you have adopted as your career
• That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
• A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.
• Particularity.
• A particular or peculiar case.
• An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
• A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.

Synonyms

distinctiveness, forte, long suit, metier, peculiarity, specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialization, specialness, strength, strong point, strong suit

Antonyms

weak point

Related Words

specialist, subspecialist, subspecialty