individual
in·di·vi·dual
noun
1.
adjective
1.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
- “individual drops of rain”
- “please mark the individual pages”
- “they went their individual ways”
2.
- “if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
- “raised a speculative eyebrow”
3.
4.
concerning one person exclusively
- “we all have individual cars”
- “each room has a private bath”
Origin
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”). Displaced native Old English hād (“person, individual”).
Phrases
- individual item picking
- individual medley
- individual psychology
- individual pursuit
- individual sport
- individual time trial
- individual voluntary arrangement
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