Specialty

Noun

 * 1)  That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent.
 * They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.

Related terms

 * specialist
 * subspecialty
 * subspecialist

Verbs for Specialty
characterize—; designate—; determine—; devote to—; emphasize—; engage in—; excel in—; foster—; indicate—; master—; recognize—; restrict to—; stress—; warrant—.

Thesaurus
academic discipline, academic specialty, adjunct, applied science, appurtenance, area, arena, aroma, arrangement, art, aspect, attribute, badge, bond, brand, business, cachet, calling, career, career building, careerism, cast, character, characteristic, circumstance, classical education, component, concern, configuration, constituent, contents, contract by deed, contract of record, contract quasi, core curriculum, course, course of study, covenant of indemnity, craft, curriculum, cut, debenture, debenture bond, deed, deed of trust, deed poll, definiteness, department of knowledge, detail, differentia, differential, discipline, distinctive feature, domain, earmark, elective, element, factor, feature, field, field of inquiry, field of study, figure, fixings, flavor, formal contract, game, general education, general studies, group policy, gust, hallmark, handicraft, humanities, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, implied contract, impress, impression, indent, indenture, index, individualism, ingredient, insurance policy, integrant, item, keynote, liberal arts, lifework, line, line of business, line of work, lineaments, major, makings, mannerism, mark, marking, metier, minor, mission, mold, mortgage deed, mystery, natural science, nature, number, occupation, odor, ology, parol contract, part, part and parcel, particularity, peculiarity, policy, practice, profession, promissory note, property, proseminar, province, pure science, pursuit, quadrivium, quality, quirk, racket, recognizance, refresher course, savor, science, scientific education, seal, seminar, shape, singularity, smack, social science, special case, special contract, speciality, specialization, specialness, specialty contract, specificality, specificness, sphere, stamp, study, subdiscipline, subject, taint, tang, taste, technical education, technicology, technics, technology, title deed, token, trade, trait, trick, trivium, vocation, walk, walk of life, work

Alternative forms

 * speciality

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese: 擅長, 擅长 (shàncháng)
 * Dutch: specialiteit
 * Finnish: erikoisala, spesialiteetti
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ειδικότητα
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: sérréttur


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 専門 (せんもん, semmon)
 * Korean: 특산물 (teuksanmul)
 * Norwegian: spesialitet
 * Persian:
 * Polish: specjalność, specjalizacja
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: специальность (spetsiál’nost’)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: specialitet, specialité