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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
Individual things are things that are single, separate things rather than these same things in a group, touching each other, or being part of one whole, bigger thing. For example, we can talk about a whole plant or we can talk about individual leaves or individual parts of that plant.
It is very hard to count individual grains of sand.The salesclerk wrapped each individual glass very carefully.In the last house where the family lived, the children shared a bedroom. Now they have individual rooms.- synonyms:
- distinct, separate, single, sole
- similar words:
- alone, particular
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| definition 2: |
When something is individual, it is different from all other things, or it is quite unusual.
Tina's class looked at leaves today for science. At first, all the leaves looked the same. When the students looked at them very carefully, though, they could see that each leaf was individual.
- synonyms:
- distinct, original, special, unique, unusual
- antonyms:
- common, general
- similar words:
- distinctive, extraordinary, rare, select
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| definition 3: |
An individual thing is a thing that is different for each person or belongs to each person separately. If the people in your family have individual wishes about where to go on vacation, it means that each person has their own wish for where to go.
In our family, we love our individual cups. Each one is different and each one is somebody's favorite.Everyone is celebrating the team and its victory, but there will also be a ceremony to honor the individual performance of each of the players.- synonyms:
- particular, personal, single, specific
- antonyms:
- popular
- similar words:
- alone, characteristic, private
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| related words: |
different, only, own, particular, separate, sole, special, specific, unique |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An individual is one single person.
Four families and nine individuals went on the tour together.- synonyms:
- human, party, person, soul
- similar words:
- being, creature, one
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| definition 2: |
An individual is one particular person. Every individual has things that make him or her different from other people. An individual can be part of a group, but an individual is different in some ways from the whole group and from other people in the group.
The teachers in this school try to treat their students as individuals. They understand that each student is different and has different ways of learning.- similar words:
- one
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| related words: |
organism, thing |
Individual comes from individuus, a Latin word that means "indivisible (not able to be divided)."
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