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in·di·vid·u·al·i·ty I0110500 (ĭn′də-vĭj′o͞o-ăl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. in·di·vid·u·al·i·ties 1. a. The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others; character: choices that were intended to express his individuality; monotonous towns lacking in individuality.b. An individual or distinguishing feature.2. The quality or state of being individual; singularity: She was so involved in the cause that she lost all sense of individuality.3. A single, distinct entity.4. Archaic Indivisibility.individuality (ˌɪndɪˌvɪdjʊˈælɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. distinctive or unique character or personality: a work of great individuality. 2. the qualities that distinguish one person or thing from another; identity3. the state or quality of being a separate entity; discretenessin•di•vid•u•al•i•ty (ˌɪn dəˌvɪdʒ uˈæl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others. 2. a person or thing of individual or distinctive character. 3. the state or quality of being individual. [1605–15] Individuality bag Personal style; special interest or point of view; manner of playing jazz. Bag was originally a jazz term referring to a particular musical conception, style, attack, etc. By extension, it came to be applied to any aspect of a person’s characteristic style, such as one’s values, interests, motivations, or actions. It is probably an abbreviation of bag of tricks. I dig everything about this lady, but what was her bag? (B. B. Johnson, Death of a Blue-Eyed Soul Brother, 1970) See also bag of tricks, PLOY. the cut of one’s jib One’s outward appearance or manner, a person’s characteristic demeanor or countenance; often in the phrases to like or dislike the cut of one’s jib. This expression, which dates from at least 1823, is of nautical origin. A jib is a triangular foresail by which sailors formerly identified the nationality of passing ships and thus recognized them as friend or foe. a fine Italian hand A distinctive or characteristic style; subtle craftiness. The literal Italian hand is the graceful penmanship which replaced the heavy Gothic script of northern Europe in the 17th century, and is now used throughout Western Europe and America. Figuratively, a fine Italian hand may refer to that characteristic or distinguishing quality of an object or work of art which identifies its creator. In its more negative sense, however, this expression describes a cunning scheme in which the plotter’s identity is revealed through his subtle yet intrinsic design. hallmark See GENUINENESS. individualityThe spirit; another term for the monad.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | individuality - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"individualism, individuationtrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturesingularity, uniqueness - the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, peculiarity, speciality - a distinguishing traitcommonality, commonness - sharing of common attributes | | 2. | individuality - the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"identity, personal identitypersonality - 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"gender identity - your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescenceidentification - the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)personhood - being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist" |
individualitynoun character, personality, uniqueness, distinction, distinctiveness, originality, peculiarity, singularity, separateness, discreteness People should be free to express their individuality and style.individualitynoun1. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizable:identity, individualism, selfhood.2. The quality of being individual:discreteness, distinctiveness, particularity, separateness, singularity.Translationsindividual (indiˈvidjuəl) adjective1. single; separate. Put price labels on each individual item. 單獨的 单独的2. intended for, used by etc one person etc. Customers in shops should be given individual attention. 個別的 个别的3. special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities. Her style of dress is very individual. 獨特的 独特的 noun1. a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs. the rights of the individual in society. 個人 个人2. a person. He's an untidy individual. 人 人ˈindiˌviduˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun the qualities that distinguish one person etc from others. 個人特質 个性，人格 ˌindiˈvidually adverb each separately. I'll deal with each question individually. 無法分割地 分别地，单独地 Individuality
Individuality the unique particularity of each phenomenon, being, and person. In the most general terms, individuality as the special quality that characterizes a given entity in all its distinctive qualitative features is contrasted to the typical, that which is general to all the elements of a given class or a significant number of them. The idea of individuality arose in classical Greek philosophy first of all with the development by the atomists Leucippus and Democritus of the concept of the atom, or individual (Greek atomos; Latin equivalent, individuum). In their theory, atoms were a plurality of qualitatively distinct elements of existence, each possessing a definite “form” and “position,” that is, manifesting themselves as individuals. After the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, individuality was given the meaning of a distinct entity that could not be divided without losing its specific nature. In medieval Scholasticism, the concept of individuality was limited to the human personality. Beginning with the Renaissance, the accent on the individuality of the particular person as opposed to the traditional social bonds and institutions became the point of departure for the various modern European concepts of individualism. In 17th-century philosophy the concept of individualism was most fully developed by the German philosopher Leibniz, with his doctrine of the monads as a plurality of self-contained, specific substances of existence. The concept of the monad as an animated living individual was also used by Goethe. Concern for the individual, in particular the interpretation of historical epochs as irreversible individual formations, was characteristic of the world view of romanticism and, later, for the philosophy of life, whose intellectual roots may be traced back to romanticism. At present the concept of individuality has acquired different meanings in various sciences and in philosophy, depending on the way it is applied concretely. In biology (physiology, zoology, ethology, and genetics) individuality is what characterizes the specific features of a given specimen or organism, features that constitute the particular combination of inherited and acquired characteristics that are the result of ontogeny and are expressed in the distinctive features of the genotype and phenotype. In psychology the problem of individuality involves above all the total characterization of the particular individual in the unique multiplicity of his qualities of thought, feeling, will, aspirations, hopes, needs, motivations, interests, moods, experiences, state of health, actions, behavior, habits, dispositions, aptitudes, and other characteristics. The concrete combination of these constitutes the unique and complete structure of the acting and experiencing self. In this regard, the question of individuality first arises in psychology in relation to the analysis of a person’s temperament and character, in the search for grounds upon which to distinguish people into types (for example, such systems of classification as characterology, physiognomy, and graphology); the question is later formulated as the problem of the relation between typical features and individual differences within a single person. Here individuality is described as the collection of characteristics in the given person. In social psychology the individual is usually contrasted to the collective (or the group). Individuality is regarded as the basic structure defining the wholeness and uniqueness of a particular person. The process of individualization, that is, the process by which a person becomes conscious of and cultivates his own individuality, is regarded as secondary to the process of socialization, by which the individual becomes accustomed to the world of culture. Individualization consists in the reflective separation by a person of his “self from the social roles that have been adopted by him and that have become part of his inner world through the process of internalization. Individuality is expressed in a person’s behavior in communicative situations as well as in his cultivation of various abilities for action. REFERENCESLazurskii, A. “Sovremennoe sostoianie individual’noi psikhologii.” In Obozrenie psikhiatrii. newologii i refleksologii. St. Petersburg, 1897.
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Synonyms for individualitynoun characterSynonyms- character
- personality
- uniqueness
- distinction
- distinctiveness
- originality
- peculiarity
- singularity
- separateness
- discreteness
Synonyms for individualitynoun the set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizableSynonyms- identity
- individualism
- selfhood
noun the quality of being individualSynonyms- discreteness
- distinctiveness
- particularity
- separateness
- singularity
Synonyms for individualitynoun the quality of being individualSynonyms- individualism
- individuation
Related Words- trait
- singularity
- uniqueness
- distinctiveness
- specialness
- specialty
- peculiarity
- speciality
Antonymsnoun the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entitySynonyms- identity
- personal identity
Related Words- personality
- gender identity
- identification
- personhood
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