individual

Meaning

Noun

1. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
2. A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
3. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
4. An element belonging to a population.

Adj

1. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
2. Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
3. Not divisible without losing its identity.

Opposite of

collective#Adjective, group#Noun, joint#Adjective, shared#Adjective

Synonyms

person

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personal

single

private

separate

particular

someone

human

self

somebody

soul

man

👨

special

discrete

human being

each

one by one

simple

mortal

item-by-item

case-by-case

isolated

sole

identity

peculiar

only

character

distinctive

solitary

several

private person

specific

idiosyncratic

personage

own

fellow

oneself

unique

face-to-face

exclusive

characteristic

every

🔁

either

atomic

distributive

chap

name

distinct

certain

atom

Translations

individu

individuel

individuo

Individuum

individuo

individual

individuale

individuell

indivíduo

individu

individueel

άτομο

singolo

individual

individu

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊ(ə)l/

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”).