personal.
Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
Meaning & usage
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
personal values; personal desire
Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.
Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
personal reasons
You can't read my diary—it is personal.
Intended for sexual use.
personal lubricant; personal massager
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.
personal charms
Done in person; without an intermediary.
a personal interview
a personal meeting
Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
personal reflections or remarks
Only factual argumentation, no need to get personal.
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.
a personal pronoun
Denoting ownership.
one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle
Where this word comes from
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.
An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.
One's own property or asset
Where this word comes from
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.
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