"individuality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/ Forms: individualities [plural]
Etymology: individual + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|individual|ity}} individual + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} individuality (countable and uncountable, plural individualities)
  1. (uncountable) The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-individuality-en-noun-W5HmciFy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 91 9
  2. (countable) A person. Tags: countable Translations (characteristic of being individual): անհատականություն (anhatakanutʻyun) (Armenian), индивидуалност (individualnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), individualitat [feminine] (Catalan), jednotlivost [feminine] (Czech), individualiteit [feminine] (Dutch), yksilöllisyys (Finnish), individualité [feminine] (French), პიროვნულობა (ṗirovnuloba) (Georgian), ინდივიდუალობა (individualoba) (Georgian), ინდივიდუალურობა (individualuroba) (Georgian), व्यक्तित्व (vyaktitva) [masculine] (Hindi), ज़ात (zāt) [feminine] (Hindi), 個性 (kosei) (Japanese), individualiti (Malay), tūhāhā (Maori), فردیت (fardiyat) (Persian), indywidualność [feminine] (Polish), individualidade [feminine] (Portuguese), индивидуа́льность (individuálʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), individualidad [feminine] (Spanish), వ్యక్తిత్వము (vyaktitvamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-individuality-en-noun-b0VtsINs Disambiguation of 'characteristic of being individual': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: individual

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "word": "ინდივიდუალობა"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "word": "ინდივიდუალურობა"
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
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      "code": "te",
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