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individual en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊl/ no yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl/ no yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊl/ yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl/ yod-coalescence
• /ˌɪndə-/ (General-American)
• /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
   • Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend. 2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:
   • As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.
   • Near-synonyms: individuated, solitary, self-standing, freestanding
2. Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
   • individual cream cakes
   • individual personal pension
3. Not divisible without losing its identity.
   • Near-synonyms: unatomizable, indivisible, undividable

Forms

Antonyms

shared · collective · joint · collective · group

Deriveds

individualization · extraindividual · individual voluntary arrangement · individualistic · unindividual · individually · individual psychology · individualise · bioindividual · transindividual · nonindividual · supraindividual · individual sport · individualness · intraindividual · subindividual · individualize · interindividual · individualism · individual item picking · individual pursuit · individual time trial · individuality · individual medley · induhvidual · superindividual

Synonyms

freestanding · individuated · self-standing · personal · solitary · single · single · undividable · unatomizable · indivisible

Translations (81)

cmn 個別 /个别 (intended for a single person) · da individuel (relating to a single person or thing) · ang ānlīepe (relating to a single person or thing) · ka ინდივიდუალური (relating to a single person or thing) · gd air leth (relating to a single person or thing) · de Einzel- (relating to a single person or thing) · ru индивидуа́льный (intended for a single person) · de individuell (relating to a single person or thing) · gl individual (relating to a single person or thing) · uk окре́мий (relating to a single person or thing) · pl oddzielny (relating to a single person or thing) · ro individual (intended for a single person) · ru ча́стный (relating to a single person or thing) · hu különálló (relating to a single person or thing) · bg индивидуален (relating to a single person or thing) · be індывідуа́льны (relating to a single person or thing) · ca individual (intended for a single person) · az bir nəfərlik (intended for a single person) · pt individual (relating to a single person or thing) · az fərdi (relating to a single person or thing) · it individuale (intended for a single person) · ast individual (relating to a single person or thing) · es individual (relating to a single person or thing) · es personal (intended for a single person) · az bir nəfər üçün nəzərdə tutulmuş (intended for a single person) · pl indywidualny (intended for a single person) · nl individueel (relating to a single person or thing) · gd air leth (intended for a single person) · fr individuel (relating to a single person or thing) · cs jednotlivý (relating to a single person or thing) · it specifico (relating to a single person or thing) · gl individual (intended for a single person) · sv enskild (relating to a single person or thing) · de einzeln (relating to a single person or thing) · bg личен (intended for a single person) · cmn 獨個 /独个 (relating to a single person or thing) · fi yksilöllinen (intended for a single person) · la proprius (intended for a single person) · mi takitahi (relating to a single person or thing) · it personale (intended for a single person) · sv individuell (intended for a single person) · bg отделен (relating to a single person or thing) · be асабі́сты (relating to a single person or thing) · fi yksittäinen (relating to a single person or thing) · nb individuell (relating to a single person or thing) · hu egyéni (intended for a single person) · be аддзе́льны (relating to a single person or thing) · uk осі́бний (relating to a single person or thing) · uk особи́стий (relating to a single person or thing) · es propio, personal (intended for a single person) · cmn 單個 /单个 (relating to a single person or thing) · hu egyedi (relating to a single person or thing) · ru отде́льный (relating to a single person or thing) · de individuell (intended for a single person) · be асо́бны (relating to a single person or thing) · mhr шке (relating to a single person or thing) · es individual (intended for a single person) · ru едини́чный (relating to a single person or thing) · hu egyes (relating to a single person or thing) · nl individueel (intended for a single person) · ro individual (relating to a single person or thing) · pl pojedynczy (relating to a single person or thing) · nb enkelt (relating to a single person or thing) · nrf îndividuel (relating to a single person or thing) · it singolo (relating to a single person or thing) · pt individual (intended for a single person) · cs individuální (intended for a single person) · la indīviduālis (relating to a single person or thing) · ca individual (relating to a single person or thing) · az şəxsi (relating to a single person or thing) · nb individuell (intended for a single person) · ru ча́стный (intended for a single person) · uk індивідуа́льний (relating to a single person or thing) · th เฉพาะตัว (intended for a single person) · ru индивидуа́льный (relating to a single person or thing) · ru персона́льный (intended for a single person) · ja 個々の (relating to a single person or thing) · ru ли́чный (intended for a single person) · tr bireysel (relating to a single person or thing) · pl indywidualny (relating to a single person or thing) · mhr шке (intended for a single person)

individual en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊl/ no yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl/ no yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊl/ yod-coalescence
• /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl/ yod-coalescence
• /ˌɪndə-/ (General-American)
• /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
   • He is an unusual individual.
   • “You have to be an individual,” said Ms. Smoke, a 40-year-old saleswoman, as she sipped her beverage. “You can’t just get black coffee.” 2024 September 16, Priya Krishna, “The Customized Drink Is Out of Control”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024:
2. A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
   • Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […]. 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
3. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
   • It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals. 2006, Steven French, “Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
   • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
4. An element belonging to a population.

Forms

Translations (159)

hu individuum (person considered alone) · sq individ (person considered alone) · ka ფიზიკური პირი (single human as legal subject) · nb individ (person considered alone) · fi henkilö (single human as legal subject) · hu magánember (single human as legal subject) · ko 개체 (person considered alone) · yue 個人 /个人 (person considered alone) · ja 個人 (single human as legal subject) · tt шәхес (person considered alone) · tew tʼowa (person considered alone) · gl individuo (element belonging to a population) · sv enskild (person considered alone) · hu egyed (element belonging to a population) · mk поединец (person considered alone) · ky индивид (person considered alone) · hy անհատ (person considered alone) · af individu (single human as legal subject) · pl jednostka (person considered alone) · cs jednotlivec (person considered alone) · uk індиві́д (person considered alone) · ja 私人 (person considered alone) · nb menneske (person considered alone) · uz shaxs (person considered alone) · ru осо́ба (person considered alone) · mi kiritahi (single human as legal subject) · el άτομο (person considered alone) · ru индиви́д (person considered alone) · pl indywiduum (person considered alone) · ko 사인 (person considered alone) · lv indivīds (person considered alone) · la specialis (individual object as contrasted to a class) · pl osobnik (individual object as contrasted to a class) · bn শখ্স (person considered alone) · ps شخص (person considered alone) · ja 個体 (person considered alone) · eo unuopulo (person considered alone) · te వ్యక్తి (person considered alone) · pdt Persoon (nds) (person considered alone) · ka ცალკე პირი (single human as legal subject) · bg ли́чност (single human as legal subject) · ota شخص (person considered alone) · mi tangata (person considered alone) · es individuo (person considered alone) · kk индивидуум (person considered alone) · uk індиві́дуум (person considered alone) · tg шахс (person considered alone) · pt indivíduo (person considered alone) · kk жеке тұлға (person considered alone) · he פְּרָט (person considered alone) · ug شەخس (person considered alone) · sk jedinec (person considered alone) · fr individu (person considered alone) · hu magánszemély (single human as legal subject) · nb individ (individual object as contrasted to a class) · la indīviduum (person considered alone) · kk жеке түр (person considered alone) · ca individu (person considered alone) · nl individu (person considered alone) · yue 私人 (person considered alone) · az fiziki şəxs (single human as legal subject) · io individuo (person considered alone) · hu egyed (individual object as contrasted to a class) · pt indivíduo (individual object as contrasted to a class) · az fərd (person considered alone) · bg индиви́д (person considered alone) · uz individuum (person considered alone) · ar شَخْص (person considered alone) · cmn 私人 (person considered alone) · mk индивидуа (person considered alone) · da individ (person considered alone) · my ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် (person considered alone) · nb enkeltperson (single human as legal subject) · fi luonnollinen henkilö (single human as legal subject) · ru физи́ческое лицо́ (single human as legal subject) · ms individu (person considered alone) · tr şahıs (person considered alone) · kmr ferd (person considered alone) · cs jedinec (person considered alone) · it individuo (person considered alone) · ka პიროვნება (person considered alone) · ur شَخْص (person considered alone) · gl individuo (person considered alone) · cmn 個體 /个体 (person considered alone) · tr birey (person considered alone) · ja 個人 (person considered alone) · pi puggala (person considered alone) · cmn 個人 /个人 (person considered alone) · sh indivídua (person considered alone) · ky индивидуум (person considered alone) · fi yksilö (individual object as contrasted to a class) · ko 개인 (single human as legal subject) · it individuo (element belonging to a population) · sl posameznik (person considered alone) · lo ພົນ (person considered alone) · lo ບຸກຄົນ (person considered alone) · ro individ (person considered alone) · hi व्यक्ति (person considered alone) · mi kiritahi (person considered alone) · af individu (person considered alone) · az individuum (person considered alone) · ru о́собь (person considered alone) · de Individuum (person considered alone) · sh pojedínac (person considered alone) · ru персо́на (person considered alone) · sk jednotlivec (person considered alone) · hu egyén (person considered alone) · ar فَرْد (person considered alone) · ka ინდივიდი (person considered alone) · ru ли́чность (person considered alone) · vi cá nhân (person considered alone) · nl enkeling (person considered alone) · cy unigolyn (person considered alone) · es individuo (element belonging to a population) · fa-ira شَخْص (person considered alone) · nb enkeltperson (person considered alone) · ru индиви́дуум (person considered alone) · kmr şexs (person considered alone) · pl osoba fizyczna (single human as legal subject) · km បុគ្គល (person considered alone) · et indiviid (person considered alone) · sh поједи́нка (person considered alone) · uz fard (person considered alone) · ps فرد (person considered alone) · sh индиви́дуа (person considered alone) · nn enkeltperson (person considered alone) · sh поједи́нац (person considered alone) · vi cá thể (person considered alone) · th บุคคล (person considered alone) · nv hwó (person considered alone) · tr fert (person considered alone) · yue 個體 /个体 (person considered alone) · pl indywidualny (individual object as contrasted to a class) · ko 개인 (person considered alone) · nn enkeltperson (single human as legal subject) · ur فَرْد (person considered alone) · nn individ (person considered alone) · sv individ (person considered alone) · fa-ira فَرْد (person considered alone) · sl posameznica (person considered alone) · hi फ़र्द (person considered alone) · tg фард (person considered alone) · hy առանձնյակ (person considered alone) · be індыві́д (person considered alone) · ru лицо́ (person considered alone) · kk жеке адам (person considered alone) · is einstaklingur (person considered alone) · bn ব্যক্তি (person considered alone) · tk şahs (person considered alone) · fi yksilö (person considered alone) · hi शख़्स (person considered alone) · it soggetto (person considered alone) · fr individu (element belonging to a population) · az şəxs (person considered alone) · lt individas (person considered alone) · mn хувь хүн (person considered alone) · pt indivíduo (element belonging to a population) · sh pojedinka (person considered alone) · sa व्यक्ति (person considered alone)