personal
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrsənl/
- Flying is not about your personal comfort, it's about safety.
- personal care
- personal safety
- personal protection
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Watch on YouTubeI think it just didn't get along with my personal skin type, which is too bad.
- I think it just didn't get along with my personal skin type, which is too bad.
- And it's really not worth it for my personal health and for other people's health.
- I was a personal trainer and I played football.
- As opposed to with your own personal eyes, right.
- And that's how my personal training career started.
Examples
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Number one is health, my personal health, the health of my family.
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So that is dependent on my personal blood profile.
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It's for the young working woman struggling to maintain a balance between her career and her personal life.
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I never thought about it before, but when you get married, you agree to a certain level of personal hygiene.
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According to social ecological theory, physical activity is dependent on the function of personal, social, and environmental factors.
Academic text (2013) -
However, she is aware of her personal safety and does not engage in reckless behavior.
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At some graduate institutes, all students are provided with personal computers for their studies.
Academic text (1999) -
Librarianship is a quickly changing field and one that requires personal dedication to lifelong learning.
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Go see Mischa, my personal waxer at the spa.
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He prefers to keep his personal life separate from his work to maintain privacy.
Synonyms
18
8.4
Relating to the physical body rather than the spirit
5
3.7
In a physical way, not in a spiritual way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
21
3.1
Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry
- Specialized
8
2.6
Money a bank gives a person for personal use that must be paid back with extra money
7
2.2
Help for people who cannot fully look after themselves, for example with bathing, dressing, and eating
- Specialized
6
3.8
A rule break in sport when a player makes illegal rough contact with an opponent
- Formal
4
6.9
A person chosen by law to manage someone's affairs and money after they die
- Archaic
2
4.7
A small handheld electronic device for keeping contacts, schedules, and notes
- Specialized
2
1.0
A word that refers to a person or thing, for example I, you, he, she
- Specialized
1
3.0
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
- Formal
1
6.1
Things someone owns that can be moved, not land and buildings, like a car or jewelry
- Specialized
1
3.7
A small electronic device for keeping appointments, phone numbers, and notes
Belief that each person is responsible for their own health through their choices
- Specialized
1
5.3
A person's skills, knowledge, contacts, and reputation that help them succeed
- Specialized
1
4.6
A program that helps you record and organize contacts, calendars, and tasks
- Specialized
1
4.8
An agreement with a bank that lets a person borrow money up to a set limit when needed
- Literature
1
8.8
A part of a place or group that one person controls like their own property
1
3.7
An agreement with a bank that lets a person borrow money up to a set limit when needed
- Formal
1
7.1
A court decision that makes a person or company pay money to someone else
- Archaic
Differences in results or judgments caused by a person's own way of seeing
How Physical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Personal comes from persona meaning 'person', and it grew to mean things that belong to an individual's body or private life. So personal in phrases like 'personal hygiene' means about the person's own body or care.