'Individuality' definitions:
Definition of 'individuality'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness]
noun
The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: identity, personal identity, individuality]
Definition of 'Individuality'
From: GCIDE
- Individuality \In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Individualities. [Cf. F. individualit['e].] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- They possess separate individualities. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'individuality'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- character,
- combination,
- complexion,
- difference,
- differentiation,
- differentness,
- dissimilarity,
- distinctiveness,
- egohood,
- fusion,
- human factor,
- humor,
- identity,
- independence,
- individualism,
- indivisibility,
- intactness,
- integrality,
- integration,
- integrity,
- inviolability,
- irreducibility,
- makeup,
- nature,
- nominalism,
- nonconformity,
- oneness,
- organic unity,
- particularism,
- particularity,
- personal equation,
- personal identity,
- personality,
- personship,
- purity,
- self-identity,
- selfhood,
- selfness,
- selfsameness,
- separateness,
- simplicity,
- singleness,
- singularity,
- solidarity,
- solidification,
- solidity,
- soul,
- temper,
- temperament,
- undividedness,
- unification,
- uniformity,
- uniqueness,
- unity,
- univocity,
- unlikeness,
- wholeness