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adj. certain, precise

noun. man

adj. characteristic of people

vulnerable

noun. person, homo sapiens

adj. basic, hereditary

adj. mental, private

noun. being

noun. matter, fabric

noun. substance

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Word Origin & History

individual "a single object or thing," c.1600, from M.L. individualis, from L. individuus "indivisible," from in- "not" + dividuus "divisible," from dividere "divide." Colloquial sense of "person" is attested from 1742. As an adj., used from early 15c. meaning "one and indivisible" (with ref. to the Trinity). Sense of "single, separate" is 1610s; meaning "intended for one person" is from 1889. "A majority can never replace the individual. ... Just as a hundred fools do not make one wise man, a heroic decision is not likely to come from a hundred cowards." [Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf," 1933]

Example Sentences for individual

Perfection in a cookie is a matter of individual preference.

Gather beautiful individual leaves during a walk in the country or neighborhood.

The truth is that each individual creative life is a story of its own.

When detonated, the individual flashes created brilliant rings of fire in a cone formation.