- [only before noun] (often used after each) considered separately rather than as part of a group
- We interviewed each individual member of the community.
- The minister refused to comment on individual cases.
- Farmers each have their own individual concerns about the changes.
- The individual members of the team must all be motivated to contribute.
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- [only before noun] connected with one person; designed for one person
- respect for individual freedom
- The bill addresses an issue of individual liberty.
- A democracy must protect individual rights.
- an individual pizza
Extra Examples- Cooperatives offer both individual and collective benefits.
- The staff team is experienced in meeting the individual needs of each pupil.
- These quantities will make one family-size or four individual shepherd's pies.
- Try to measure in individual portions how much people will eat.
- (usually approving) typical of one particular person or thing in a way that is different from others synonym distinctive
- a highly individual style of dress
Extra Examples- He brought no great sense of individual character to the music.
- She was a dancer with a highly individual personality.
- The place has a strongly individual atmosphere.
- They have the same brand of comedy but two completely individual styles.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’).
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