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individuality(dictionary)
individuality(dictionary)

individuality (iou)



individuality noun. E17.
[from INDIVIDUAL + -ITY. In early use from medieval Latin individualitas.]
The sum of the attributes which distinguish one person or thing from others of the same kind; strongly marked individual character; in pl., individual characteristics. E17.
J. McDougall It is parents who give their children a sense of self, enjoyment in their individuality.
Indivisibility, inseparability; an indivisible or inseparable thing. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
The fact or condition of existing as an individual; separate and continuous existence; the action or position of individual members of a society. M17.
Burke Individuality is left out of their scheme of government. The state is all in all. W. Paley Consciousness carries identity and individuality along with it.
An individual thing or personality. L18.