adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/
/ˌɪndə-/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N D IH0 V IH1 JH UW0 AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N D IH0 V IH1 JH AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
As individuals, separately, independently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
individually assessed
rate the group individually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
apart from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
the fine points are treated singly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English individually From individual + -ly.
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Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.