What does “individual” mean?
- 1
adjectiveconsidered separately from others in a group
Each individual student gets a laptop.
- 2
nounone person, considered separately from a group
Every individual has the right to vote.
Individual at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/ · in-duh-VIJ-oo-ul
How to use “individual” correctly
The stress falls on the third syllable: in-duh-VIJ-oo-ul.
Common phrases with “individual”
- individual needs
- individual freedom
- private individual
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- individually
- individuality
- individualism
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