noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N D IH2 V IH0 JH UW0 AE1 L IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English individuality From individual + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անհատականություն
(anhatakanutʻyun)
— characteristic of being individual
Bulgarian:
индивидуалност
(individualnost)
— characteristic of being individual
Catalan:
individualitat
— characteristic of being individual
Czech:
jednotlivost
— characteristic of being individual
Dutch:
individualiteit
— characteristic of being individual
Finnish:
yksilöllisyys
— characteristic of being individual
French:
individualité
— characteristic of being individual
Galician:
individualidade
— characteristic of being individual
Georgian:
პიროვნულობა
(ṗirovnuloba)
— characteristic of being individual
Georgian:
ინდივიდუალობა
(individualoba)
— characteristic of being individual
Georgian:
ინდივიდუალურობა
(individualuroba)
— characteristic of being individual
Greek:
ατομικότητα
(atomikótita)
— characteristic of being individual
Hindi:
व्यक्तित्व
(vyaktitva)
— characteristic of being individual
Hindi:
ज़ात
(zāt)
— characteristic of being individual
Italian:
individualità
— characteristic of being individual
Japanese:
個性
(kosei)
— characteristic of being individual
Malay:
individualiti
— characteristic of being individual
Māori:
tūhāhā
— characteristic of being individual
Persian:
فردیت
(fardiyat)
— characteristic of being individual
Polish:
indywidualność
— characteristic of being individual
Portuguese:
individualidade
— characteristic of being individual
Russian:
индивидуа́льность
(individuálʹnostʹ)
— characteristic of being individual
Spanish:
individualidad
— characteristic of being individual
Spanish:
individuidad
— characteristic of being individual
Telugu:
వ్యక్తిత్వము
(vyaktitvamu)
— characteristic of being individual
Turkish:
bireysellik
— characteristic of being individual
