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[ UK /ˌɪndɪvˈɪd‍ʒuːə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. concerning one person exclusively
    we all have individual cars
    each room has a private bath
  2. being or characteristic of a single thing or person
    individual drops of rain
    please mark the individual pages
    they went their individual ways
  3. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
    single occupancy
    an individual serving
    a single bed
  4. separate and distinct from others of the same kind
    on a case-by-case basis
    mark the individual pages
NOUN
  1. a human being
    there was too much for one person to do
  2. a single organism

How To Use individual In A Sentence

  • It makes data generators, multimeters and oscilloscopes, as well as semiconductors, optoelectronic components and RF chip sets - all very complex products that require a great deal of customization for individual customers.
  • In most island arcs only a relatively small proportion of the individual volcanoes actually rise above sea level.
  • The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces. A Disclaimer for Behe?
  • Nor do I deny that they sometimes abuse their power and are unfair to individuals.
  • Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
  • These require you to face manipulative individuals, relinquish your rights unfairly or be exquisitely tactful when you'd be justified in blowing up. Times, Sunday Times
  • The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
  • Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
  • Individuals should not be allowed to run amok insulting and using abusive language against one another.
  • To say how prisoners spend their time on leave is up to individuals is totally unacceptable. The Sun
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