Definitions for personalˈpɜr sə nl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
per•son•alˈpɜr sə nl(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or concerning a particular person; individual; private:
a personal opinion.
directed to or intended for a particular person:
a personal favor.
referring or directed to a particular person in an offensive sense or manner:
personal remarks.
done, carried out, held, etc., in person:
a personal interview.
pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance:
personal cleanliness.
of, pertaining to, or indicating grammatical person: the personal ending -o in Spanish hablo
“I speak.”
Category: Grammar
pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being.
of the nature of an individual rational being.
Law. of or pertaining to personal property:
personal interests.
Category: Law
(n.)a short news item concerning a socially prominent person. a brief, private message to a particular person, as one who is missing, either unsigned or using initials, first names, etc. a notice placed by a person seeking companionship, marriage, etc. personals, the section of a newspaper or magazine reserved for such notices.
Category: Journalism
Origin of personal:
1350–1400; ME < LL persōnālis. See person , -al1
per′son•al•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
personal(adj)
a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
personal(adj)
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"
personal(adj)
particular to a given individual
personal(adj)
of or arising from personality
"personal magnetism"
personal(adj)
intimately concerning a person's body or physical being
"personal hygiene"
personal(adj)
indicating grammatical person
"personal verb endings"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
personal(adjective)ˈpɜr sə nl
belonging or relating to one person
my personal property; his personal opinion/view; I want to do it for my own personal development.
personalˈpɜr sə nl
private
sb's personal information; It's a personal family matter.
personalˈpɜr sə nl
for one person
My personal trainer gives me advice.
personalˈpɜr sə nl
unkindly directed at a particular person
OK, he didn't agree, but there was no need to be so personal.
personalˈpɜr sə nl
relating to your body
personal safety/hygiene
Wiktionary
personal(Noun)
A 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.
Origin: From personel (modern: personnel).
Webster Dictionary
Personal(adj)
pertaining to human beings as distinct from things
Personal(adj)
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(adj)
pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms
Personal(adj)
done in person; without the intervention of another
Personal(adj)
relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks
Personal(adj)
denoting person; as, a personal pronoun
Personal(noun)
a movable; a chattel
Translations for personal
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
personal(adjective)
one's own
This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.
- persoonlikAfrikaans

- شَخْصيArabic

- личенBulgarian

- pessoalPortuguese (BR)

- osobníCzech

- persönlichGerman

- personligDanish

- προσωπικόςGreek

- personalSpanish

- isiklikEstonian

- شخصیFarsi

- henkilökohtainenFinnish

- personnelFrench

- אִישִיHebrew

- निजीHindi

- osobni, ličniCroatian

- személyes, sajátHungarian

- pribadiIndonesian

- persónulegur, einka-Icelandic

- personaleItalian

- 個人のJapanese

- 개인적인Korean

- asmeninis, asmeniškasLithuanian

- personīgsLatvian

- peribadiMalay

- persoonlijkDutch

- personligNorwegian

- własny, osobistyPolish

- شخصیPersian

- شخصیPashto

- pessoalPortuguese

- personalRomanian

- личныйRussian

- osobnýSlovak

- osebenSlovenian

- ličniSerbian

- personligSwedish

- ส่วนบุคคลThai

- kişisel, şahsîTurkish

- 個人的Chinese (Trad.)

- особистий; персональнийUkrainian

- اپنا، اپنيUrdu

- cá nhânVietnamese

- 个人的Chinese (Simp.)

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