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/ɪndˌɪvɪdʒuˈælɪti/ Listen

noun

Individuality n. (pl. individualities)

The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. "They possess separate individualities."

The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.

A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; of people.

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Etymology of 'Individuality'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Individuality" Quotes from Famous Books

... deal more individuality of character than any one would suppose who has only seen them in flocks picking up grain in ...

— Wild Nature Won By Kindness • Elizabeth Brightwen

... a thousand folks; therefore (the reader may say) how does this establish the individuality of Giles Scroggins, or give an insight to the character of the chosen hero of the poem? Mark the next line, and your doubts must vanish. He courted her; but why? Ay, why? for the best of all possible reasons—condensed in the smallest of all possible space, and yet establishing his ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete • Various

... silence that seems the more intense through the contrast. And with a smile of great content wreathing his face, the bomber creeps stealthily away to avoid intrusive flares. The matter was impersonal, the groaning Hun was a Hun, not an individuality. . ...

— No Man's Land • H. C. McNeile

... its share in the general activity: there is the pleasure of possession—the two belong to each other. Once more, the relation allows of an extended liberty of action. Toward other persons a restrained behavior is requisite. Round each there is a subtle boundary that may not be crossed—an individuality on which none may trespass. But in this case the barriers are thrown down; and thus the love of unrestrained activity is gratified. Finally, there is an exaltation of the sympathies. Egoistic pleasures of all kinds are doubled by another's sympathetic participation; ...

— Primitive Love and Love-Stories • Henry Theophilus Finck

... other possession. It was a round affair, about three feet in diameter, had a high back, was painted green on the outside and white within. Here its resemblance to ordinary bath-tubs ended, and its individuality became apparent. To begin with, it was built with double sides about three inches apart, and the space thus formed was divided by metallic partitions into many compartments, of different sizes, all of which were provided with close-fitting, water-tight lids. These could only be opened ...

— At War with Pontiac - The Totem of the Bear • Kirk Munroe and J. Finnemore

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