Sekirov Dictionary

individual

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/

adjective 3
noun 4
forms 3

adjective3

•
connected with one single person or thing, and not with a group
- As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.
•
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
- individual cream cakes
Not divisible without losing its identity.

noun4

•
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- He is an unusual individual.
•
A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […]. — 1982
•
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals. — 2006
An element belonging to a population.

forms

individuals · more individual · most individual

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