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personal
[pur-suh-nl]
adjective
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.
noun
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.
personal
/ ˈpɜːsənəl /
adjective
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
noun
law an item of movable property
Other Word Forms
- personalness noun
- hyperpersonal adjective
- hyperpersonally adverb
- multipersonal adjective
- nonpersonal adjective
- nonpersonally adverb
- quasi-personal adjective
- quasi-personally adverb
- superpersonal adjective
- superpersonally adverb
- unpersonal adjective
- unpersonally adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Ms Lanuszka was fired from her job in July 2023 after her employer used spy software to track her computer to find out she had been using it for personal matters.
Susan Bruland, 57, from Banbury, was a family friend and became trusted as the couple's power of attorney, but she transferred money from their bank accounts for her own personal use.
It said its personal tax pledges would add up to an estimated cost of £70bn a year.
She became a Catholic in 1994, the first royal to convert to Catholicism for more than 300 years, describing it as "a long-pondered personal decision".
This covered her personal position in relation to council tax, stamp duty land tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
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