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   In·di·vid·u·al

   /ˌindəˈvij(ə)wəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. single; separate: "individual tiny flowers" Similar singleseparatediscreteindependentsolelonesolitaryisolated
   • 2. of or for a particular person: "the individual needs of the children"
   • ▪ designed for use by one person: "individual serving dishes"
   • ▪ characteristic of a particular person or thing: "individual traits of style" Similar characteristicdistinctivedistincttypicalparticularpeculiarpersonalpersonalizedspecialrare:especialOpposite collective
   • ▪ having a striking or unusual character; original: "she creates her own, highly individual landscapes" Similar originaluniqueexclusivesingularidiosyncraticdifferentunusualoff-centernovelunorthodoxatypicalout of the ordinaryOpposite ordinary

   noun

   • 1. a single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family: "boat trips for parties and individuals"
   • ▪ a single member of a class: "they live in a group or as individuals, depending on the species"
   • ▪ a person of a specified kind: "the most selfish, egotistical individual I have ever met" Similar personhuman beinghumanbeingmortalsoulcreaturethingmangentlemanboywomanladygirlfigurepersonageinformal:charactertypesortbeggarcookiecustomerguydevilbunnybastardbodgeezergentpunterinformal, dated:bodydogcovevulgar slang:sodbuggerarchaic:wight
   • ▪ a distinctive or original person. Similar individualistfree spiritnonconformistoriginaleccentriccharacterbohemianmaverickrare birdraritylonerlone wolfoutsiderrara avisinformal:one-offoner

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’).

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