individual
- noun
- /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/
- Each individual has their own unique talents and skills.
- bereaved individuals
- HIV-positive individuals
- individuals and communities
Did you ever deploy on missions as individuals versus teams?
- Did you ever deploy on missions as individuals versus teams?
- We came there as individuals to form a team.
- But then who gave these few individuals so much power?
- And I had said some individuals are feral human beings.
- And you work with individuals, you work with companies.
- We all have fear, but these individuals have so much doubt.
- Those will be highly dysfunctional individuals until adapted.
- So whenever there's somebody in power, one individual can change.
- We are radiant, brilliant, resilient individuals and our lives matter.
- And I'm with two shocking individuals, Damien and Tommy.
- And I'm not going to let society or individuals tell me I can't.
- We've both grown as individuals and as a community.
- So I didn't really like this individual and
- He was just a very aloof type individual, smart, but just different.
- So much of what you just said captures this individual extremely well.
Examples
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So a user can be an individual or a firm.
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But then who gave these few individuals so much power?
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We came there as individuals to form a team.
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Well, it's at the level of the individuals, yes.
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And you work with individuals, you work with companies.
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We all have fear, but these individuals have so much doubt.
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And even with extra time, that individual will feel rushed.
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A celebration of the individual.
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However, one must keep in mind that no two individuals with autism are the same.
Academic text (2011) -
We are radiant, brilliant, resilient individuals and our lives matter.
Synonyms
A single human being, not an animal or a thing
A living thing like an animal or plant made of cells
A single person or thing considered separately from others
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out
Legal protections and choices each person has against unfair treatment
How Independent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Individual comes from the parts in- 'not' and divide 'to separate', so it originally meant 'not divided' or one whole unit. So an individual is a single person or animal seen on its own, not as part of a group.