individuality

Noun
Synonyms: individualismindividuationidentitypersonal identity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the quality of being individual“so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality”Synonyms: individualismindividuation
  2. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity“you can lose your identity when you join the army”Synonyms: identitypersonal identity
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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