personal
of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”
intended for use by one person: a personal car.
referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks.
making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute.
done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview.
pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief.
of the nature of an individual rational being.
pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness.
provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.
Grammar.
noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun, as English I, we, you, he, she, it, and they.
Law. of or relating to personal property: personal interests.
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
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.
Also called personal ad . a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
Origin of personal
1Other words from personal
- 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
Words that may be confused with personal
- personal , personnel
Words Nearby personal
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How to use personal in a sentence
I explained in personal detail the demise I was experiencing.
Trina Braxton To David Adefeso: ‘When You Attack One, You Attack Us All’ | Hope Wright | September 17, 2020 | Essence.comThe data above are consistent with previous surveys about location and personal data sharing among smartphone owners.
Apple IDFA consent: Roughly 60% of consumers open to allowing tracking | Greg Sterling | September 11, 2020 | Search Engine LandSeeing someone advocate for a brand or products that they’re using is an incredibly personal form of marketing.
Unpacking the TikTok algorithm: Three reasons why it’s the most addictive social network | Brian Freeman | September 11, 2020 | Search Engine WatchFind the one thing that Israel doesn’t have an answer to, doesn’t know how to manage and can’t get rid of, and make it your own personal vanity project.
Several claim that they were only cited because an officer took personal offense to something they’d said — usually about police and sometimes just quietly to themselves.
Those Ticketed for Seditious Language Say Their Only Crime Was Talking Back | Kate Nucci | September 9, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
And, as Gow adds wryly from his own personal experience, “To a huge extent they achieved that aim very well.”
Michael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.
Marrying another Jew was not just a personal simcha (joy), but one for the community.
It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.
The feeling for the tiny things probably has in it the warmth of a young personal sympathy.
Children's Ways | James SullyMake a personal appeal to your men and Godley's to make a supreme effort to hold their ground.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe same two impulses are said to lie at the root of the elaborate art of personal adornment developed by savages.
Children's Ways | James SullyOne of the lower and mixed forms of artistic activity, in the case of the child and of the race alike, is personal adornment.
Children's Ways | James SullyHe respected her courage and obvious power to rise above the personal attitude of her sex.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for personal
/ (ˈpɜːsənəl) /
of or relating to the private aspects of a person's life: personal letters; a personal question
(prenominal) of or relating to a person's body, its care, or its appearance: personal hygiene; great personal beauty
belonging to or intended for a particular person and no-one else: as a personal favour; for your personal use
(prenominal) undertaken by an individual himself: a personal appearance by a celebrity
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
having the attributes of an individual conscious being: a personal God
of or arising from the personality: personal magnetism
of, relating to, or denoting grammatical person
law of or relating to movable property, such as money: Compare real 1 (def. 8)
law an item of movable property
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