Individual meaning

What does “individual” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“individual” is a noun and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a human being.

individual

a human being
“there was too much for one person to do”
Synonymsperson someone somebody mortal soul
a single organism

being or characteristic of a single thing or person
“individual drops of rain”
“please mark the individual pages”
Synonymssingle
Oppositescommon
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
“mark the individual pages”
“on a case-by-case basis”
Synonymscase-by-case item-by-item
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
“an individual serving”
“single occupancy”
Synonymssingle
concerning one person exclusively
“we all have individual cars”
“each room has a private bath”
Synonymsprivate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University