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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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