individual

Speech parts

1. individual - Noun

2. individual - Adjective

3. individual - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.

A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.

An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.

The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

single person being human character private personal sole soul entity mortal personage one own particular
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Antonyms

group common shared joint collective mass
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Hypernyms

being cause organism causal agent causal agency

Hyponyms

national secretary african hunter lion hebrew

Examples

mark the individual pages Source: Internet

on a case-by-case basis Source: Internet

there was too much for one person to do Source: Internet

individual drops of rain Source: Internet

please mark the individual pages Source: Internet

they went their individual ways Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

individed individuability individuable individual action individual agent individual amount