individual
IPA: ɪndʌvˈɪdʒʌwʌɫ
noun
- 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.
adjective
- 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.
Advertisement
Examples of "individual" in Sentences
- Personal choices are the prerogative of the individual.
- Personal information from the individual is admissible.
- The individual will should be independent and inviolate.
- The aspirant is to keep the individual lessons personal.
- Each individual puts an earring on the opposite ear than the other.
- Each cyclist covered the course individually in the qualifying round.
- The map to the right indicates the alignment of each individual country.
- Kupets was the only gymnast to medal on each of the four individual events.
- In addition, each individual unit is available to function as a spot light or a floodlight.
Advertisement
Advertisement