Synonyms for specialty
- noun
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Forte
forte, strength, long suit, strong point, strong suit informal, metier
2. Peculiarity — particularity
peculiarity, particularity, idiosyncrasy, specialness, distinctiveness, propriety
3. Specialization
specialization UK US, specialisation UK, niche, specialism, discipline
Other
department informal, detail, circumstance
Definitions
- n. 1
Particularity.
- n. 2
That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.
- n. 3
A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.
Related words
- Word family
- specialist
- Phrases
- specialty shop specialty store
- Other spellings
- speciality UK
Forms
- Plural
- specialties → fortes, strengths, metiers, peculiarities…
Example sentences
- strength I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
- propriety Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
- niche That is a very niche topic to make a whole career out of.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| specialty | steady | |
| strength | steady | |
| metier | falling | |
| propriety | falling | |
| distinctiveness | rising | |
| niche | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- niche1, forte2
- 6 letters
- detail2, metier2
- 8 letters
- strength1
- 9 letters
- propriety4
- 10 letters
- department3, discipline3, specialism
- 11 letters
- peculiarity6, specialness
- 12 letters
- circumstance3, idiosyncrasy6
- 13 letters
- particularity6
- 14 letters
- specialization5, specialisation
- 15 letters
- distinctiveness4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forte2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- spécialité
- Español
- especialidad
- Deutsch
- Spezialität
- Català
- departament