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specialty

/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/noun3 syllables

Specialty means: an asset of special worth or utility.

Synonyms for specialty13

noun, as in an asset of special worth or utility

forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, speciality, strong point, strength

noun, as in a distinguishing trait

peculiarity, specialness, speciality, distinctiveness

noun, as in the special line of work you have adopted as your career

specialization, specialisation, speciality, specialism

What does specialty mean?3

noun

1

an asset of special worth or utility“cooking is his forte”

2

a distinguishing trait

3

the special line of work you have adopted as your career“his specialization is gastroenterology”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Specialty in a sentence

  • Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.dani0408
  • Do you know a good specialty store dealing in herbs?CK
  • Cheesecloth is probably cheaper at hardware stores than culinary specialty stores.papabear
  • The field of my research specialty is sociology.belgavox
  • My specialty is being right when other people are wrong.Hybrid
  • What is the passing score for this specialty this year?carlosalberto
  • His specialty is to break apart already engaged couples.LoverofEnglish
  • My specialty is bringing others down by criticizing their own shortcomings.LoverofEnglish

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of specialty

as a noun

plural
specialties