 individualism |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of being individual | |
| Synonyms: | individuality individuation | |
| Examples: | : "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" |
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| Related terms: | commonality trait singularity peculiarity individuate individual | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | |
| Related terms: | belief rugged_individualism | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | |
| Synonyms: | laissez_faire | |
| Related terms: | doctrine | |
| Similar spelling: |
individual individualist individualise individualised individualistic individualize individuality individualized individually individuate individuation indivisible |
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