individuality

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #25597

Meanings

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

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... individualism individuation

Word family

Forms individualities

Related forms dividualityindividual

Etymology

From individual + -ity.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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