individual

in·di·vid·u·al  (nd-vj-l)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human: individual consciousness.

b. By or for one person: individual work; an individual portion.

2. Existing as a distinct entity; separate: individual drops of rain.

3.

a. Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic: an individual way of dressing.

b. Special; particular: Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture.

c. Serving to identify or set apart: "There was nothing individual about him except a deep scar ... across his right cheek" (Rebecca West).

n.

1.

a. A single human considered apart from a society or community: the rights of the individual.

b. A human regarded as a unique personality: always treated her clients as individuals.

c. A person distinguished from others by a special quality.

d. Usage Problem A person.

2. A single animal or plant as distinguished from a species, community, or group.

3. A member of a collection or set; a specimen.

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[Middle English, single, indivisible, from Old French, from Medieval Latin indvidulis, from Latin indviduus : in-, not; see in-¹ + dviduus, divisible (from dvidere, to divide).]

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indi·vidu·al·ly adv.

Usage Note: The noun individual is normally used to refer to an individual person as opposed to a larger social group or as distinguished from others by some special quality: This is not only a crisis of individuals, but also of a society (Raymond Williams). She is a real individual. Since the 19th century, however, there have been numerous objections to the use of the word to refer simply to "person" where no larger contrast is implied, as in Two individuals were placed under arrest or The Mayor will make time for any individual who wants to talk to her. This use of individual is common in official statements, as the examples imply, and lends a formal or even pretentious tone that may be undesirable. The words person and people are acceptable, neutral options that are appropriate in almost any context.

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individual [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl]

adj

1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or meant for a single person or thing

2. separate or distinct, esp from others of its kind; particular please mark the individual pages

3. characterized by unusual and striking qualities; distinctive

4. Obsolete indivisible; inseparable

n

1. a single person, esp when regarded as distinct from others

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology

a.  a single animal or plant, esp as distinct from a species

b.  a single member of a compound organism or colony

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  Also called particular an object as opposed to a property or class

b.  an element of the domain of discourse of a theory

[from Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduusindivisible, from in-¹ + dīviduus divisible, from dīvidere to divide]

individually  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	individual - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" self - a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission appointee, appointment - a person who is appointed to a job or position capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animals changer, modifier - a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" color-blind person - a person unable to distinguish differences in hue common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title communicator - a person who communicates with others contestant - a person who participates in competitions coward - a person who shows fear or timidity creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse experimenter - a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry" expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully face - a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" native - a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil" inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone loved one - a person who you love, usually a member of your family leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies money dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out money
	2.	individual - a single organism organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently head - an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
Adj.	1.	individual - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" single separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
	2.	individual - separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" case-by-case, item-by-item independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
	3.	individual - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" single unshared - not shared
	4.	individual - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" private personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

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individual

adjective

1. separate, single, independent, isolated, lone, solitary, discrete waiting for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions
separate general, collective

2. unique, different, special, original, fresh, novel, exclusive, distinct, singular, idiosyncratic, unorthodox It was all part of her very individual personality.
unique ordinary, conventional, universal

3. distinctive, special, personal, particular, specific, characteristic, distinguishing, distinct, signature, peculiar, respective, idiosyncratic, personalized We develop our own individual style of writing.
distinctive general, common, conventional, universal, indistinct

noun

person, being, human, party, body (informal), type, unit, character, soul, creature, human being, mortal, personage, living soul the rights and responsibilities of the individual

Translations

individual [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= separate) → individual
we are not able to comment on individual cases → no podemos hacer comentarios sobre casos individuales
we look after the welfare of individual members → nos cuidamos del bienestar de cada miembro individualmente

2. (= for one) → particular, propio
each room has its individual telephone → cada cuarto tiene su teléfono propio

3. (= personal) [tastes] → personal
the constitution respects individual rights → la constitución respeta los derechos del individuo
the programme is tailored to your individual needs → el programa se adapta a sus necesidades particulares

4. (= distinctive) he has a very individual style → tiene un estilo muy personal or original

B. N → individuo m
how could a single individual have achieved all this? → ¿cómo podía haber conseguido todo esto un individuo por sí solo?
he's a thoroughly nasty individual → es un individuo sumamente desagradable

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individual [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl]

n (= person) → individu m
He is an unpleasant individual → C'est un individu désagréable.
an anonymous individual → un anonyme
the rights and responsibilities of the individual → les droits et les responsabilités de chacun

adj

[person, member] → individuel(le)

(= of each person) → individuel(le)

(= unusual) [style, personality] → particulier/ière
her very individual personality
BUT sa personnalité bien à elle.

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individual

adj

(= separate) → einzeln; individual cases → Einzelfälle pl; to give individual help → jedem Einzeln helfen, Einzelhilfe leisten; individual tastes differ → jeder hat einen eigenen or individuellen Geschmack, die Geschmäcker sind verschieden

(= own) → eigen; (= for one person) → einzeln; serve on individual plates → auf einzelnen Tellern servieren; individual portions cost 95p → eine Einzelportion kostet 95 Pence

(= distinctive, characteristic) → eigen, individuell

n → Individuum nt, → Einzelne(r) mf, → Einzelperson f; (inf) → Individuum nt, → Mensch m, → Person f; the freedom of the individual → die Freiheit des Einzelnen, die individuelle Freiheit ? private

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individual [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl]

1. adj

a. (separate, member, case) → (ogni) singolo/a

b. (own, personal, taste, style) → personale, individuale; (for one person, portion) → individuale

2. n → individuo

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individual

adj individual [indiˈvidjuəl]

1 single; separate Put price labels on each individual item. individuele فَرْدي отделен jednotlivý enkel; individuel einzeln μεμονωμένος, ξέχωρος individual; separado üksik مجزا؛ جدا yksittäinen individuel; séparé יְחִידָנִי व्यष्टिक, विशिष्ट pojedini, pojedinačan egyes terpisah einstakur singolo 個々の 단일의 atskiras atsevišķs satu afzonderlijk enkel, særskilt poszczególny individual individual, separat отдельный jednotlivý posamezen pojedinačan enskild ส่วนตัว, ayrı ayrı, her bir 單獨的 окремий فرد واحد một mình; riêng lẻ 单独的

2 intended for, used by etc one person etc Customers in shops should be given individual attention. individuele خاص، فَردي индивидуален individuální individuel persönlich ατομικός, προσωπικός individual, personal isiklik فردی؛ اختصاصی henkilökohtainen particulier אִישִׁי विशिष्ट osoban egyedi sendiri-sendiri persónulegur, sérstakur personale 一人一人の 개인의 individualus individuāls sendiri-sendiri individueel individuell, personlig odrębny individual special индивидуальный individuálny poseben individualan individuell, personlig ส่วนตัว bireysel, özel, şahsî 個別的 особистий; індивідуальний صرف ایک آدمی کے استعمال کے لیے từng người 个别的

3 special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities Her style of dress is very individual. individueel خاص بِهِ личен osobitý personlig individuell προσωπικός, χαρακτηριστικός personal, particular individuaalne منحصر به فرد؛ خاص persoonallinen personnel אִישִׁי अनोखा karakterističan, svojstven egyéni, sajátos khas persónulegur, sérstæður personale, individuale 特有の 개성적인 individualus, savitas individuāls; īpatnējs khas karakteristiek særegen, personlig osobisty pessoal personal особенный svojský oseben individualan egenartad, särpräglad แต่ละบุคคล kişiye özgü 獨特的 особливий کسی خاص آدمی کے لیے مخصوص độc đáo 独特的

n

1 a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs the rights of the individual in society. individu فَرْد индивид jednotlivec individ das Individuum άτομο individuo üksikisik شخص yksilö individu יָחִיד विशिष्ट pojedinac egyén individu einstaklingur individuo 個人 개인 individas indivīds individu individu enkeltperson, individ jednostka indivíduo individ личность jednotlivec posameznik individualac individ, enskild människa บุคคล birey, fert 個人 індивід کسی جماعت کا ایک فرد cá nhân 个人

2 a person He's an untidy individual. individu شَخْص човек individuum person die Person άνθρωπος persona, individuo isik آدم henkilö personne אָדָם व्यक्ति osoba alak pribadi einstaklingur individuo 人 사람 asmuo, žmogus cilvēks peribadi persoon person, individ osobnik indivíduo om, per­soană тип indivíduum tip individualac person, typ บุคคล kişi, kimse, adam 人 особа; тип شخص một con người 人

n indiˌviduˈality [-ˈӕ-]

the qualities that distinguish one person etc from others. individualiteit فَرْدِيَّه индивидуалност osobitost særpræg die Individualität ατομικότητα individualidad individuaalsus شخصیت yksilöllisyys individualité יִיחוּד व्यक्ति, वैयक्तिता individualnost egyéniség kepribadian einstaklingseðli; sérkenni; persónuleiki individualità 個性 개성 individualybė individualitāte bersendirian individualiteit særpreg, egenart, individualitet indywidualność individualidade per­son­alitate индивидуальность individualita individualnost osobenost individualitet บุคลิกลักษณะเฉพาะ kişilik, şahsiyet 個人特質 індивідуальність; особливість انفرادیت cá tính 个性

adv indiˈvidually

each separately I'll deal with each question individually. individueel فَرْدِيّاً индивидуално odděleně enkeltvist; individuelt einzeln (ξε)χωριστά individualmente eraldi یکی یکی erikseen séparément בְּנִפרָד एक एक करके, व्यक्तिगत रूप से pojedinačno egyénenként secara sendiri-sendiri hver fyrir sig separatamente, individualmente 個別に 개인적으로 atskirai, individualiai individuāli; atsevišķi secara sendiri-sendiri afzonderlijk individuelt, hver for seg pojedynczo individualmente separat индивидуально samostatne posebej pojedinačno individuellt, var och en för sig อย่างเอกเทศ ayrı ayrı, teker teker 分別地 індивідуально; окремо ذاتی طور پر một cách riêng lẻ 分别地

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individual → فردى individuální individuel einzeln μεμονωμένος individual yksilöllinen individuel pojedinačan individuale 個々の 개인의 individueel individuell indywidualny individual индивидуальный individuell เฉพาะบุคคล birey cá nhân 单个的