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individual - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'individual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Individual [ a.]
- Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.
- Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
2 . Individual [ n.]
- A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.
- An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
- The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.

Meaning of 'individual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . individual [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a human being
Example in sentence:
  • there was too much for one person to do
2 . individual [ a]
Meaning (2):
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person
Example in sentence:
  • individual drops of rain;
  • please mark the individual pages;
  • they went their individual ways
3 . individual [ s]
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Example in sentence:
  • a single bed;
  • an individual serving;
  • single occupancy
Meaning (4):
- concerning one person exclusively
Example in sentence:
  • each room has a private bath;
  • we all have individual cars
Meaning (5):
- separate and distinct from others of the same kind
Example in sentence:
  • mark the individual pages;
  • on a case-by-case basis