individual
One distinct person
An individual is a single person, considered separately from a group: Each individual must decide for themselves.
The word emphasizes distinctness—an individual entity can be counted and distinguished from others.
As an adjective, individual means particular or single: individual portions, individual attention.
It also suggests distinctive character: She has a very individual style.
Homo sapiens individual
- beingExisting as something
- entityIndependent existing thing
- mortalSubject to death
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
soul · self · citizen · member · participant · somebody · someone · personage
Without others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- loneExisting by itself
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
separate · isolated · detached · independent · unattached · solo · one · discrete
Clearly distinguishable, separate
- uniqueOnly one exists
- singularOne in number
- originalFirst or inventive
- particularSpecific or fussy
specific · idiosyncratic · distinctive · one-of-a-kind · exceptional · peculiar · uncommon · rare
One's own being
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
ego · psyche · persona · consciousness · self-concept · self-awareness · authenticity · spirit
Legal national member
- residentOne who inhabits
- nationalOf a country
- nativeOriginating from a place
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
voter · taxpayer · immigrant · expatriate · denizen · compatriot · subject · passport holder
Freedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
self-reliance · self-sufficiency · empowerment · liberty · volition · self-governance · free will · self-direction
human
Homo sapiens individual
creature · soul · self · citizen · member · participant · somebody · someone · personage · life
alone
Without others present
unaccompanied · separate · isolated · detached · independent · unattached · solo · one · discrete · standalone
distinct
Clearly distinguishable, separate
particular · specific · idiosyncratic · distinctive · one-of-a-kind · exceptional · peculiar · uncommon · rare · special
self
One's own being
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- essenceFundamental nature of something
selfhood · ego · psyche · persona · consciousness · self-concept · self-awareness · authenticity · spirit · nature
citizen
Legal national member
inhabitant · voter · taxpayer · immigrant · expatriate · denizen · compatriot · subject · passport holder · naturalized
independence
Freedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
choice · self-reliance · self-sufficiency · empowerment · liberty · volition · self-governance · free will · self-direction · sovereignty
- beingsbeings, being, entities, entity, creatures
- humanperson, man, woman, adult, child
- peoplepeople, persons, person, humans, human
- customer typesactive, inactive, new, returning, loyal
- taxpayersdependent, head of household, resident, nonresident, self-employed
- patent holdersinventor, assignee, licensor, patent troll
- individual styleOne's distinctive manner
- individual freedomPersonal autonomy from control
- individual conscienceOne's private moral judgment
- individual rightsFreedoms held by persons
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- notable individualsPersons of recognized importance
individually, individuals, individuality, individualistic, individualist, individualism, individualize, individualized, individualised