Individual Definition
ĭndə-vĭjo͝o-əl
individuals
adjective
Not divisible; not separable.
Webster's New World
Existing as a single, separate thing or being; single; separate; particular.
Webster's New World
Of, for, or by a single person or thing.
Webster's New World
Relating to or characteristic of a single person or thing.
Webster's New World
Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic.
An individual way of dressing.
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noun
individuals
A single human considered apart from a society or community.
The rights of the individual.
American Heritage
A single thing, being, or organism, esp., when regarded as a member of a class, species, group, etc.
Webster's New World
A human regarded as a distinctive or unique personality.
Always treated her clients as individuals; felt he was quite an individual.
American Heritage
A person.
Webster's New World
A member of a collection or set; a specimen.
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Other Word Forms of Individual
Noun
Singular:
individual
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individualsOrigin of Individual
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Middle English single, indivisible from Old French from Medieval Latin indīviduālis from Latin indīviduus in- not in–1 dīviduus divisible (from dīvidere to divide)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of individuus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dividuus (“divisible”), from divido (“divide”).
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