specialty

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.

Examples

• academic specialty
• medical specialty
• The doctor ordered a consultation with another doctor in a different specialty.
• They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.

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