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individuality

noun
/ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/

Etymology

From individual + -ity.

  1. derived from indīviduum — “an indivisible thing”
  2. derived from indīviduālis
  3. suffixed as individuality — “individual + -ity”

Definitions

  1. The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or…

    The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.

    • Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.
    • The researchers posit that something they call the “hipster effect” asserts itself in human populations no matter how individualistic we imagine ourselves to be, because it’s individuality itself that sparks conformity.

  2. A person.

    • As persons, therefore—gigantic individualities—they wheeled into the feudal ranks and assumed feudal powers and responsibilities.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at individuality. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01individuality02identity03rest04anxiety05uneasy06easy07skill08propriety

A definitional loop anchored at individuality. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at individuality

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA