Scrabble?! INDIVIDUAL

Definitions of INDIVIDUAL in various dictionaries:

noun - a human being

noun - a single organism

adj - being or characteristic of a single thing or person

adj - separate and distinct from others of the same kind

adj - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

adj - concerning one person exclusively

Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human being: individual consciousness.

By or for one person: individual work; an individual portion.

Existing as a distinct entity; separate: individual drops of rain.

Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic: an individual way of dressing.

Special; particular: Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture.

Serving to identify or set apart: “There was nothing individual about him except a deep scar... across his right cheek” (Rebecca West).

A single human being considered apart from a society or community: the rights of the individual.

A human being regarded as a unique personality: always treated her clients as individuals.

A person distinguished from others by a special quality.

A person.

A single animal or plant as distinguished from a species, community, or group.

The noun individual is used unexceptionably when it refers to an individual person as opposed to a larger social group or as distinguished from others by some special quality: “This is not only a crisis of individuals, but also of a society” (Raymond Williams).