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individual

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/noun, adjective5 syllables

Individual means: being or characteristic of a single thing or person.

Synonyms for individual28

noun, as in a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

person, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

adjective, as in being or characteristic of a single thing or person

single, case-by-case, item-by-item, idiosyncratic, individualist, individualistic, one-on-one, man-to-man, respective, several, various, singular, separate

adjective, as in characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

single, unshared

adjective, as in concerning one person exclusively

private, personal

also used for individual

individuated, solitary, self-standing, freestanding, unatomizable, indivisible, undividable

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Opposites of individual

common

What does individual mean?5

adjective

1

being or characteristic of a single thing or person“individual drops of rain”

2

characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing“an individual serving”

3

concerning one person exclusively“we all have individual cars”

noun

1

a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential“there was too much for one person to do”

2

a single organism

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Individual in a sentence

  • As long as the whole world has not reached happiness, individual happiness is impossible.WestofEden
  • He is a creative, intelligent and thoughtful individual.sundown
  • The higher the price of things, the less valued the individual himself.carlosalberto
  • Individual genes specify individual functions, but the relationship between genes enables physiology.carlosalberto
  • Racism is a social problem, not an individual one.shekitten
  • We went our separate ways, embracing the freedom to pursue our individual dreams.Nuel
  • Ultimately, the purpose of living may vary for each individual.Nuel
  • The prouder the individual, the harsher the punishment.pauldhunt

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

Forms of individual

as a noun

plural
individuals