personal

CEFRA1

/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Belonging to or connected with one particular person.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.

Examples

  • Do you know how to use a personal computer?

  • The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals

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

  3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.

More examples

In context

  • The novel is written from personal experience.

  • Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.

  • personal values; personal desire

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.