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individual

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/

noun

Meaning

  • A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

    "He is an unusual individual."

  • A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.

  • An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

  • An element belonging to a population.

adjective

Meaning

  • Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

    "As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one."

  • Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

    "individual personal pension; individual cream cakes"

  • Not divisible without losing its identity.

Synonyms

personal,
single,
selfstanding,
single