INDIVIDUAL


Meaning of INDIVIDUAL in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Individual means relating to one person or thing, rather than to a large group.

They wait for the group to decide rather than making ~ decisions...

Aid to ~ countries would be linked to progress towards democracy...

ADJ: ADJ n

~ly

...cheeses which come in ~ly wrapped segments...

ADV: usu ADV with v, ADV adj, also ADV with cl

2.

An ~ is a person.

...anonymous ~s who are doing good things within our community.

N-COUNT

3.

If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean that you admire them because they are very unusual and do not try to imitate other people or things.

It was really all part of her very ~ personality...

ADJ approval

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .