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individual

adjective noun

Being or characteristic of a single thing or person

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
L
Contains
ND
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒu.əl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Being or characteristic of a single thing or person

    “Individual drops of rain”

adjective

  1. Concerning one person exclusively

    “We all have individual cars”

adjective

  1. Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

    “An individual serving”

noun

  1. A human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

    “There was too much for one person to do”

noun

  1. A single organism

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Example Sentences

Individual drops of rain
Please mark the individual pages
They went their individual ways
We all have individual cars
Each room has a private bath
An individual serving
Single occupancy
A single bed
There was too much for one person to do

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