individual stresses qualities that distinguish one from all other members of the same kind or class.

An individual is one that exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of living as an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) as a person unique from other people and …

INDIVIDUAL definition: 1. a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong: 2…. Learn more.

1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. person.

INDIVIDUAL definition: a single human being, as distinguished from a group. See examples of individual used in a sentence.

If you describe someone or something as individual, you mean that you admire them because they are very unusual and do not try to imitate other people or things.

As a synonym for person, individual is standard, occurring in all varieties of speech and writing: Three individuals entered the room, each carrying a sheaf of papers.