Meaning of individual in English
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Pronunciation
/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒ(u)əl/US accent
UK accent
to browse different examples of pronunciation.Classifying Adjective
individualDefinitions
1. separate and distinct from others of the same kindExamples
- « mark the individual pages »
- « on a case-by-case basis »
Synonyms
- 2. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Examples
- « an individual serving »
- « separate rooms »
- « single occupancy »
- « a single bed »
Synonyms
Noun
individualDefinitions
1. a human beingExamples
- « there was too much for one person to do »
Derived terms
- 2. a single organism
Derived terms
Qualitative Adjective
individualEtymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in-‘not’ + dividuus‘divisible’ (from dividere‘to divide’)Definitions
1. being or characteristic of a single thing or personExamples
- « individual drops of rain »
- « please mark the individual pages »
- « they went their individual ways »
Synonyms
- idiosyncratic
- individualist
- individualistic
- one-on-one
- man-to-man
- respective(a)
- several(a)
- various(a)
- separate
- single(a)
- single(a)
- singular
- particular(a)
Antonyms
Famous quotes
- « But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students. » Roy Barnes
- « The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits. » Mike Krzyzewski
- « Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives. » Daisaku Ikeda
- « Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men. » Ralph Waldo Emerson
- « The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God. » Muhammad Iqbal