personal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Belonging to or concerning one particular person.

   She keeps her personal belongings in a locked drawer.

2. 2
   adj

   Private and not meant to be shared with others.

   He didn't want to discuss such personal matters at work.

3. 3
   adj

   Relating to someone's body or physical care.

   Personal hygiene is important when you work with food.

Common collocations

• personal computer Adjective + noun
• personal information Adjective + noun
• personal letter Adjective + noun
• personal care Adjective + noun
• personal contact Adjective + noun
• personal experience Adjective + noun
• personal favor Adjective + noun
• personal matter Adjective + noun
• personal space Adjective + noun

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.

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