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Meaning of 'personal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Personal [ a.]
- Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
- Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.
- Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.
- Done in person; without the intervention of another.
- Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
- Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.
2 . Personal [ n.]
- A movable; a chattel.

Meaning of 'personal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . personal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
Example in sentence:
  • a personal favor;
  • a personal God;
  • for your personal use;
  • he has his personal bank account and she has hers;
  • I have something personal to tell you;
  • personal papers
Meaning (2):
- of or arising from personality
Example in sentence:
  • personal magnetism
Meaning (3):
- indicating grammatical person
Example in sentence:
  • personal verb endings
4 . personal [ s]
Meaning (4):
- intimately concerning a person's body or physical being
Example in sentence:
  • personal hygiene

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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