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Definitions: Individuality |
IndividualityNoun1. The quality of being individual: "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality". 2. The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity: "you can lose your identity when you join the army". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "individuality" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | A harmless trait possessed by one's self. The same trait in others is downright idiocy. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Health | Those psychological characteristics which differentiate individuals from one another. (references) |
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Synonyms: IndividualitySynonyms: identity (n), individualism (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: commonality (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Speciality | Noun: {opp. } speciality, specialite; individuality, individuity; particularity, peculiarity; idiocrasy; (tendency); personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy; specificness; Adjective: singularity; (unconformity); reading, version, lection; state; trait; distinctive feature; technicality; differentia. |
Unconformity | Individuality, idiosyncrasy, originality, mannerism. |
Unity | Noun: unity; oneness; Adjective: individuality; solitude; (seclusion); isolation; (disjunction); unification. |
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Crosswords: Individuality |
| English words defined with "individuality": anonymous ♦ Disperson'ate, Dogship ♦ gender identity ♦ Homocategoric, Homodemic ♦ individualist, individualistic, Individualities, Individuity ♦ Monad deme ♦ organization man ♦ self-awareness, self-discovery, self-expression, Selfhood, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical ♦ Tectology ♦ unimaginative, Unit deme. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "individuality": Cyclic Storm ♦ essentialism ♦ radio recognition. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "individuality": Disperson'ate. (references) |
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Screenplays | Individuality is a monster and it must be strangled in its cradle to make our friends feel comfortable. (The Killing; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick; Jim Thompson) | |
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Frank Lloyd Wright | Individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master's work of art. Individuality is sacred. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality. |
John Stuart Mill | What ever crushes individuality is despotism, no matter what name it is called. |
Judith Plaskow | Human beings are fundamentally communal; our individuality is a product of community, and our choices are shaped by our being with others. |
Karl Marx | In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. |
Michel de Montaigne | It is an absolute perfection . . . to know how . . . to get the very most out of one's own individuality. |
Oscar Wilde | My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The abolition of bourgeois individuality, bourgeois independence, and bourgeois freedom is undoubtedly aimed at. (reference) |
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Health | Genetic contributions to the phenotype are complex, consisting of documented allelic heterogeneity within the PAH gene. Certain PAH alleles are associated with non-PKU hyperphenylalaninemia and others with PKU. In addition, genes at other loci may influence Phe transport within the brain and the size and metabolic control of the Phe pool. This molecular heterogeneity for PKU results in wide phenotypic heterogeneity, contributing to biochemical individuality. (references) | |
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| "Individuality" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.21% of the time. "Individuality" is used about 382 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.21% | 379 | 14,472 |
| Noun (common) | 0.52% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 382 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "individuality": deprive of individuality ♦ deprive of one's individuality. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
individuality | 41 |
individuality quote | 9 |
individuality poem | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "individuality"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | individualitet (personality, self-hood), personalitet (character, figure, persona, personage, personality, self-hood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الشخصية الفردية, شخصية (being, character, figure, persona, personage, personality, spirit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | характер (character, complexion, constitution, disposition, fiber, fibre, grit, grittiness, kidney, make, make up, mentality, metal, mettle, mould, nature, pattern, spirit, stuff, temper, turn), отделно съществуване, личност (figure, party, person, personality), индивидуалност (color, colour, personality, self-hood, thisness), индивидуално съществуване, индивидуални вкусове, индивидуални особености, индивид (individual, party, person). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 個性 (personality), 个性 (Individualities, Particularities, Particularity, Personalities, Personality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | osobitost. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | individualitet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | individualiteit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | فردیت , وجودفردی , شخصیت (Character, Identity, Personage, Personality, Self). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yksilöllisyys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | individualité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | individualität (personality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ατομικότητα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פרטיות (privacy), אי "יבי"ואליות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | egyéniség (personality, presence, selfhood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kepribadian (personality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | individualit . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 人 (character, personality), 個人性 (idiosyncrasy, personality), 個性 (idiosyncrasy, personality), 主"性 (independence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅたいせい (independence), "せい (ancient establishment, ancient laws, ancient sage, dextrin, idiosyncrasy, personality), "じ"せい (idiosyncrasy, personality), じ"かく (character, personality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 개체 (Individualities). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | individualityay individualidade (entomb, personality). (various references) individualitate (individual, particularity, personality, self), individ (bird, bloke, body, character, cove, cuss, customer, devil, dog, egg, fellow, guy, individual, man, merchant, odd fish, party, perisher, person, queer fish, self, specimen, strange fish, subject, Wight), personalitate (anybody, figure, individual, keyman, name, notable, originality, person, personage, personality, self, somebody), înclinaţie (addiction, aptness, disposition, grain, hade, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, mind, notion, partiality, penchant, ply, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, relish, set, squint, taste, tendency, turn, twist, vein, vocation). (various references) индивидуальность (distinction, personality, self-hood), индивидуальная черта. (various references) individualnost. (various references) individualidad (selfhood). (various references) individualitet (personality), särprägel, egenart (character, idiosyncrasy, particularity, peculiarity). (various references) orijinallik (originality, quirk, raciness), kendine özgülük, ferdiyetçilik, benlik (ego, personality), şahsiyet (figure, it, personage, personality, somebody, someone), özgünlük (genuineness, originality, typicalness). (various references) індивідуальність (egoity, identity, personality, selfhood), особливість (aroma, characteristic, distinction, feature, flavour, particularity, peculiarity, speciality, specialty, tincture, trait), окремість. (various references) unigolrwydd, unigoliaeth. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Individuality" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: individualit, individualiy, individuallity, induviduality. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "individuality" (pronounced i'ndi'vijuwa"lutē) |
| 6 | -uw a" l u t ē | bisexuality, duality, eventuality, punctuality, sexuality. |
| 5 | -a" l u t ē | abnormality, actuality, banality, bestiality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, extraterritoriality, fatality, finality, formality, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, practicality, principality, proportionality, rationality, reality, sensuality, sentimentality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality. |
| 4 | -l u t ē | ability, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affordability, agility, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, civility, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, convertibility, credibility, credulity, culpability, debility, deductibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, docility, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, equality, facility, fallibility, feasibility, fertility, fidelity, flammability, flexibility, fragility, frivolity, futility, gentility, gullibility, hostility, humility, immobility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, incivility, incompatibility, incredulity, indestructibility, inequality, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, inflexibility, instability, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, irritability, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, miscibility, mobility, motility, nobility, nonutility, palatability, permeability, plausibility, polity, portability, possibility, predictability, probability, profitability, quality, readability, reliability, respectability, responsibility, seasonality, senility, sensibility, stability, sterility, suitability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, tranquility, transferability, unavailability, unpredictability, unreliability, utility, variability, versatility, viability, virility, visibility, volatility, vulnerability. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-i-i-i-i-l-n-t-u-v-y" | |
-3 letters: individual, invalidity. | |
-5 letters: daintily, diluvian, dividual, divinity, lividity, untidily, validity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 64 69 76 69 64 75 61 6C 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. -.. .. ...- .. -.. ..- .- .-.. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100100 01101001 01110110 01101001 01100100 01110101 01100001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n d i v i d u a l i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0064 0069 0076 0069 0064 0075 0061 006C 0069 0074 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43807075887570876778758691 |
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