English Online Dictionary. What means individual? What does individual mean?
English
Alternative forms
- individuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊ(ə)l/, /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊ(ə)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/, /ˌɪndə-/
Noun
individual (plural individuals)
- A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- (law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- (statistics) An element belonging to a population.
Translations
Adjective
individual (comparative more individual, superlative most individual)
- Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
- Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
- Not divisible without losing its identity.
Synonyms
- (relating to a single person or thing): single, self-standing
- (intended for a single person or thing): personal, single
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "relating to a single person or thing"): collective
- (antonym(s) of "intended for a single person or thing"): group, joint, shared
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- “individual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “individual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- "individual" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 161.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [in.di.βi.ðuˈal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [in.di.vi.ðuˈal]
Adjective
individual m or f (masculine and feminine plural individuals)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualisme
- individualista
- individualitzar
- individualment
Related terms
- individu
- individualitat
Further reading
- “individual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualizar
- individualmente
Related terms
- individuo
- individualidade
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧du‧al
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualmente
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French individuel. By surface analysis, individ + -ual.
Pronunciation
Adjective
individual m or n (feminine singular individuală, masculine plural individuali, feminine and neuter plural individuale)
- individual
Declension
Related terms
- individualism
- individualist
- individualitate
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indibiˈdwal/ [ĩn̪.d̪i.β̞iˈð̞wal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: in‧di‧vi‧dual
Adjective
individual m or f (masculine and feminine plural individuales)
- individual
- case-by-case
- one-on-one (e.g., relationship or bond)
- one-man (e.g., a one-man show)
- personal, individualized
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
individual m (plural individuales)
- place mat
Further reading
- “individual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014