<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a single human being, as distinguished from a group.</li><li>a person: A strange individual came around asking if we wanted to buy any lamps.</li><li>a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item.</li><li>a group considered as a unit.</li><li>Biology: a single organism capable of independent existence.</li><li>a member of a compound organism or colony.</li><li>Cards: a duplicate-bridge tournament in which each player plays the same number of hands in partnership with every other player, individual scores for each player being kept for each hand.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>single; particular; separate: It's standard practice to number individual copies of a limited edition.</li><li>intended for the use of one person only: Servers handed out individual portions of a pizza to guests at the party.</li><li>of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular person or thing: The decor was highly reflective of his individual tastes.</li><li>distinguished by special, singular, or markedly personal characteristics; exhibiting unique or unusual qualities: She was known for her highly individual style of painting.</li><li>existing as a distinct, indivisible entity, or considered as such; discrete: It can be difficult to replace individual parts of a tea set if one breaks.</li><li>belonging to a set or group of which each is different or of a different design from the others: For Christmas they got a set of individual coffee cups.</li></ul>