Definitions for individual

Definitions for (noun) individual

Main entry: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual

Definition: a human being

Usage: there was too much for one person to do


Main entry: individual

Definition: a single organism


Definitions for (adj) individual

Main entry: individual, single

Definition: being or characteristic of a single thing or person

Usage: individual drops of rain; please mark the individual pages; they went their individual ways


Main entry: individual, case-by-case, item-by-item

Definition: separate and distinct from others of the same kind

Usage: mark the individual pages; on a case-by-case basis


Main entry: individual, private

Definition: concerning one person exclusively

Usage: we all have individual cars; each room has a private bath


Main entry: single, individual

Definition: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

Usage: an individual serving; single occupancy; a single bed


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