Definition of personal Personal

/pɚˈsɪnɪl/ - [persinil] - per•son•al

We found 24 definitions of personal from 5 different sources.

What does personal mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: personals
personal - a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
Adjective
personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
		impersonal having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"
		private concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
		ad hominem appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
		face-to-face in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter"
		individual, private being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
		individualised, individualized, personalised, personalized made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice"
		in-person, in the flesh an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh"
		ain, own belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish"
		personalized pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively; "unnecessarily personalized remarks"
		person-to-person involving direct communication or contact between persons or parties; "a person-to-person interview"; "person-to-person telephone calls"
personal - of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism"
personal - particular to a given individual
personal - intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"
personal - indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings"

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Wiktionary

personal (Noun)
An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
personal (Noun)
A movable; a chattel.
personal (Adjective)
Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
personal (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general.
personal (Adjective)
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.
personal (Adjective)
Done in person; without the intervention of another.
personal (Adjective)
Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
personal (Adjective)
Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

personal (a.)
Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
personal (a.)
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.
personal (a.)
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.
personal (a.)
Done in person; without the intervention of another.
personal (a.)
Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
personal (a.)
Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.
personal (n.)
A movable; a chattel.