Personal

Quick meaning: Personal is an adjective meaning Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

Meaning

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

More Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
2. (euphemistic) Intended for sexual use.
3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.
4. Done in person; without an intermediary.
5. Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
6. Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
7. (grammar) 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.

Example Sentences

personal reasons

personal values; personal desire

That's a very personal question.

You can't read my diary—it is personal.

Word Forms

• personall
• personals

Synonyms for personal

Depending on context, synonyms include intimate, subjective, private, individualized, personalized, face-to-face.

Antonyms for personal

Common opposites include impersonal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subjective, intimate, individualized, personalized, private, face-to-face.

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