individuality

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/
noun Freq #25597

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the qualities that make a person or thing different from everyone or everything else

    She dresses in a way that expresses her individuality.

  2. 2
    noun

    the quality of existing as a separate, distinct being

    Working in such a huge company, he felt he had lost all sense of individuality.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the qualities that make a... identity
2 noun · the quality of existing as... individualismindividuation
Word family
Forms individualities
Related forms dividualityindividual

Etymology

From individual + -ity.

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