<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.</li><li>the principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action.</li><li>the pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests; egoism.</li><li>individual character; individuality.</li><li>an individual peculiarity.</li><li>Philosophy: the doctrine that only individual things are real.</li><li>the doctrine or belief that all actions are determined by, or at least take place for, the benefit of the individual, not of society as a whole.</li></ul>