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   Per·son·al

   /ˈpərs(ə)nəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else: "her personal fortune was recently estimated at $37 million" Similar distinctivecharacteristicuniqueindividualone's ownparticularprivatepeculiarexclusiveidiosyncraticindividualizedpersonalizedrare:especialdirectempiricalfirsthandimmediateexperientialOpposite publicgeneral
   • ▪ done or made by a particular person; involving the actual presence or action of a particular individual: "the President and his wife made personal appearances for the re-election of the state governor" Similar in personin the fleshactuallivephysicalindividualparticularspecialin person
   • 2. of or concerning one's private life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career: "the book describes his acting career and gives little information about his personal life" Similar privateconfidentialone's own businessintimatesecret
   • ▪ referring to an individual's character, appearance, or private life, especially in a hostile or critical way: "his personal remarks about Mr. Mellor's work ethic were unprofessional" Similar derogatorydisparagingbelittlinginsultingcriticalrudeslightingdisrespectfuloffensivepejorative
   • 3. relating to a person's body: "personal hygiene"
   • 4. of or denoting one of the three persons.
   • 5. existing as a self-aware entity, not as an abstraction or an impersonal force: "he rejected the notion of a personal God"

   noun

   • 1. an advertisement or message in the personal column of a newspaper; personal ad. North American
   • ▪ another term for personal column North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin personalis ‘of a person’, from persona (see person).

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