personal
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private.
a personal opinion.
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relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person.
a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”
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intended for use by one person.
a personal car.
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referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc..
personal remarks.
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making personal remarks or attacks.
to become personal in a dispute.
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done, carried out, held, etc., in person.
a personal interview.
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pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being.
That is my personal belief.
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of the nature of an individual rational being.
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pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance.
personal cleanliness.
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provided for one's discretionary use.
Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.
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Grammar.
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noting person.
In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun, as English I, we, you, he, she, it, and they .
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Law. of or relating to personal property.
personal interests.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to the private aspects of a person's life
personal letters
a personal question
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(prenominal) of or relating to a person's body, its care, or its appearance
personal hygiene
great personal beauty
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belonging to or intended for a particular person and no-one else
as a personal favour
for your personal use
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(prenominal) undertaken by an individual himself
a personal appearance by a celebrity
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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
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having the attributes of an individual conscious being
a personal God
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of or arising from the personality
personal magnetism
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of, relating to, or denoting grammatical person
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law of or relating to movable property, such as money Compare real 1
noun
Other Word Forms
- hyperpersonal adjective
- hyperpersonally adverb
- multipersonal adjective
- nonpersonal adjective
- nonpersonally adverb
- personalness noun
- quasi-personal adjective
- quasi-personally adverb
- superpersonal adjective
- superpersonally adverb
- unpersonal adjective
- unpersonally adverb
Etymology
Origin of personal
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word persōnālis. See person, -al 1
Example Sentences
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She made her Instagram comeback after seemingly deactivating her personal account earlier this month, when allegations against her husband became public.
From Los Angeles Times
Living with a disability in Ghana has brought a new mission into her life, one that goes far beyond personal expression.
From BBC
"It's a personal matter; everyone experiences their persecution differently," she said.
From Barron's
He tended to favor companies run by a founder or other “owner operator,” since these know their businesses in and out and show unmatched personal commitment.
From Barron's
The argument goes on long enough, and with enough attendant pain, that a viewer will inevitably ask himself what role personal responsibility plays in all this collateral misfortune.
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