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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/ Forms: individualities [plural]
Etymology: From 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
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  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), ατομικότητα (atomikótita) [feminine] (Greek), 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), individuidad [feminine] (Spanish), వ్యక్తిత్వము (vyaktitvamu) (Telugu)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: individual

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indywidualność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "individualidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "individuálʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "индивидуа́льность"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "individualidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "individuidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vyaktitvamu",
      "sense": "characteristic of being individual",
      "word": "వ్యక్తిత్వము"
    }
  ],
  "word": "individuality"
}

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