Noun: individual ,in-du'vi-j(oo-)ul- A human being
"there was too much for one individual to do"; - person, someone, somebody, mortal, soul - A single organism
Adjective: individual ,in-du'vi-j(oo-)ul- Being or characteristic of one particular part of many
"please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"; "individual drops of rain"; - single - Separate and distinct from others of the same kind
"mark the individual pages"; - case-by-case, item-by-item - Concerning one person exclusively
"we all have individual cars"; - private - Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
"an individual serving"; - single
Derived forms: individuals See also: idiosyncratic, independent, individualism, individualist, individualistic, individuality, individuation, man-to-man, one-on-one, personal, respective, separate, several, singular, unshared, various Type of: being, causal agency, causal agent, cause, organism Antonym: common Part of: people Encyclopedia: Individual, Individuality |