Antonyms for specialties
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : spesh-uhl-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛʃ əl ti |
Definition of specialties
Origin :- early 14c., from Middle French especialte, variant of specialite, from Latin specialitatem (nominative specialitas) "peculiarity," from specialis (see special). Speciality is attested from early 15c.; French form spécialité (especially in reference to restaurant dishes) is recorded from 1839.
- noun distinctive feature; concentration
- She has no dates, nor rites, nor persons, nor specialties nor men.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But all these things were exactly the young engineer's specialties.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- He was cursed with the curse of the age; it was an age of specialties, and he had none.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- One of his specialties is the smuggling of arms into foreign countries.
- Extract from : « Secret Armies » by John L. Spivak
- There is no occasion for quarrelling with these specialties.
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
- He had not dared express his interest in their specialties at that time.
- Extract from : « Cubs of the Wolf » by Raymond F. Jones
- His vehicle "Fritz" was a flimsy frame on which was hung Emmett's specialties.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- Any woman can smile inscrutably; that is one of the specialties of the sex.
- Extract from : « Cobb's Bill-of-Fare » by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
- Rising to the occasion is another of Elizabeth's specialties.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Hula Hula and all other kinds of character dancing are specialties.
- Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
Synonyms for specialties
- career
- claim to fame
- cup of tea
- distinguishing feature
- field of concentration
- forte
- game
- hobby
- job
- long suit
- magnum opus
- major
- masterpiece
- minor
- number
- object of attention
- object of study
- occupation
- pièce de résistance
- practice
- profession
- pursuit
- racket
- special
- special project
- speciality
- thing
- vocation
- weakness
- work
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