individual /in-di-vidˈū-əl/ adjective- Not divisible without loss of identity
- Subsisting as one
- Relating to one only or to each one separately of a group or kind
- Single, separate
- Distinctive
- Inseparable (obsolete)
noun- A single person, animal, plant or thing considered as a separate member of its species or as having an independent existence
- A person (informal)
ORIGIN: L indīviduus, from in- not, and dīviduus divisible, from dīvidere to divide individˈualism noun - Individual character
- Independent action as opposed to co-operation
- That theory which opposes interference of the state in the affairs of individuals, opp to socialism or collectivism
- The theory that looks to the rights of individuals, not to the advantage of an abstraction such as the state
- The doctrine that individual things alone are real
- The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self
individˈualist noun - A person who thinks and acts with independence
- Someone who advocates individualism
adjective Of or relating to individualists or individualism individualistˈic adjective individualistˈically adverb individuality /-alˈi-ti/ noun - Separate and distinct existence
- Oneness
- Distinctive character
individualīzāˈtion or individualīsāˈtion noun individˈualize or individˈualise transitive verb - To stamp with individual character
- To particularize
individˈually adverb individˈuate transitive verb - To individualize
- To give individuality to
adjective- Undivided
- Inseparable
- Individuated
individuāˈtion noun - The act or process of individuating or individualizing
- Individual existence
- Essence
- Continued identity
- The sum of the processes of individual life
- Synthesis into a single organic whole
individˈuum noun - An indivisible entity
- An individual person or thing
- A member of a species
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