English Explanatory Dictionary

personal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
Intended for sexual use.
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.
Done in person; without an intermediary.
Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
Of a noun or pronoun, having reference particular to humans and other entities having personality such as a named animal, a deity, a personification, etc.
Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons.
Denoting ownership.

noun

An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.
One's own property or asset

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/ /ˈpɜːs.nəl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sə.nəl/ /ˈpɜɹs.nəl/ en-us-personal.ogg /ˈpərsᵊ.nəl/ /ˈpərzᵊ.nəl/ [pɜː-]

Word forms

personal more personal most personal personall personals

Etymology

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.

Related words

Derived words

antipersonal bipersonal depersonalize depersonalization extrapersonal first-personal fursonal hyperpersonal impersonal interpersonal intrapersonal monopersonal multipersonal nonpersonal nothing personal overpersonalize peripersonal personal ad personal advertisement personal area network personal assistant personal attack personal attacker personal best personal brand personal capital personal column personal computer personal conduct personal covenant personal crisis personal data personal dative personal day personal defence weapon personal defence personal defense weapon personal development personal digital assistant personal effect personal equation absolute p.e. personal estate personal exception personal fiduciary personal finance personal flotation device personal foul personal god personal goddess personal hell personal hygiene personal identification number personal identity personal injury personalise personalize personalism personalist personalistic

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