■ adjective
1》 single; separate.
2》 of or for a particular person.
↘designed for use by one person.
3》 striking or unusual; original.
■ noun
1》 a single human being or item as distinct from a group.
↘ informal a person of a specified kind: a most selfish, egotistical ~.
2》 a distinctive or original person.
Derivatives
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
~ly adverb
Origin
ME (in the sense 'indivisible'): from med. L. ~is , from L. individuus , based on dividere 'to divide'.