especial

== English == === Alternative forms === especiall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/ Rhymes: -ɛʃəl Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cial === Adjective === especial (comparative more especial, superlative most especial) Exceptional in importance or significance; special. Particular. ==== Usage notes ==== Especial is far less common than special, but they are not exact synonyms. Especial typically encompasses special, but also connotes some quality of being particular, separate, or chosen from among others. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== special ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Speciale, calipees == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin speciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pə.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.pe.siˈal] === Adjective === especial m or f (masculine and feminine plural especials) special ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== especialitat === Further reading === “especial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “especial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “especial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “especial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Occitan == === Alternative forms === especiau (Gascony, Limousin, Provençal) === Etymology === From Latin speciālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === especial m (feminine singular especiala, masculine plural especials, feminine plural especialas) special ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== especialitat === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 117 == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin speciālis. === Adjective === especial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular especiale) special powerful; mighty ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin speciālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ci‧al === Adjective === especial m or f (plural especiais) special (euphemistic) disabled (having some physical disability) ==== Derived terms ==== especialidade especialmente === Further reading === “especial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “especial”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “especial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “especial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “especial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “especial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin speciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espeˈθjal/ [es.peˈθjal] (Spain) IPA(key): /espeˈsjal/ [es.peˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: es‧pe‧cial === Adjective === especial m or f (masculine and feminine plural especiales) special (distinguished by a unique quality) special (of particular interest or value) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === especial m (plural especiales) (television) special ==== Further reading ==== “especial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025