personal
Use Personal in a sentence
sə adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
2.
relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”
3.
intended for use by one person: a personal car.
4.
referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks.
5.
making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute.
6.
done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview.
7.
pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief.
8.
of the nature of an individual rational being.
9.
pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness.
10.
provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.
11.
Grammar.
a.
noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending.
b.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun.
12.
Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests.
noun
13.
Journalism.
a.
b.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
c.
a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
d.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., featuring such notices or items.
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Related forms
per·son·al·ness, noun
hy·per·per·son·al, adjective
hy·per·per·son·al·ly, adverb
mul·ti·per·son·al, adjective
non·per·son·al, adjective
non·per·son·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-per·son·al, adjective
qua·si-per·son·al·ly, adverb
su·per·per·son·al, adjective
su·per·per·son·al·ly, adverb
un·per·son·al, adjective
un·per·son·al·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the private aspects of a person's life: personal letters; a personal question |
| 2. | (prenominal) of or relating to a person's body, its care, or its appearance: personal hygiene; great personal beauty |
| 3. | belonging to or intended for a particular person and no-one else: as a personal favour; for your personal use |
| 4. | (prenominal) undertaken by an individual himself: a personal appearance by a celebrity |
| 5. | referring to, concerning, or involving a person's individual personality, intimate affairs, etc, esp in an offensive way: personal remarks; don't be so personal |
| 6. | having the attributes of an individual conscious being: a personal God |
| 7. | of or arising from the personality: personal magnetism |
| 8. | of, relating to, or denoting grammatical person |
| 9. | law Compare real of or relating to movable property, such as money |
| —n | |
| 10. | law an item of movable property |
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Word Origin & History
personal
late 14c., "pertaining to the self," from O.Fr. personel (12c., Fr. personnel), from L. personalis "pertaining to a person," from persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1610s. The noun sense of "newspaper
item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.
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Example sentences
His personal effects were scattered and sealed under lock and key at private residences.
The art of the personal letter is endangered but not dead.
The personal flying vehicle will really let us keep our distance from each other.
They are made available for personal, non-commercial use only.
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