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in⋅di⋅vid⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [in-duh-vij-oo-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
2. individualities, individual characteristics.
3. a person or thing of individual or distinctive character.
4. state or quality of being individual; existence as a distinct individual.
5. the interests of the individual as distinguished from the interests of the community.
6. Archaic. state or quality of being indivisible or inseparable.
Origin:
1605–15; individual + -ity

Synonyms:
1. See character.
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in·di·vid·u·al·i·ty   (ĭn'də-vĭj'ōō-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·di·vid·u·al·i·ties
    1. The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others; character: choices that were intended to express his individuality; monotonous towns lacking in individuality.
    2. An individual or distinguishing feature.
  2. The quality or state of being individual; singularity: She was so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality.
  3. A single, distinct entity.
  4. Archaic Indivisibility.
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Individuality

In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Individualities. [Cf. F. individualit['e].]

1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. --Arbuthnot.

They possess separate individualities. --H. Spencer.

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.
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Language Translation for : individuality
Spanish: individualidad,
German: die Individualität,
Japanese: 個性
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