individuality

n., pl., -ties.

1. 1. The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others; character: choices that were intended to express his individuality; monotonous towns lacking in individuality.
   2. An individual or distinguishing feature.
2. The quality or state of being individual; singularity: She was so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality.
3. A single, distinct entity.
4. Archaic. Indivisibility.

noun

1. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognizable: identity, individualism, selfhood. See be.
2. The quality of being individual: discreteness, distinctiveness, particularity, separateness, singularity. See include/exclude.

n

The aggregate of characteristics or traits that distinguish one person or thing from all others.

IN BRIEF: The qualities that make a person different from all others.

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions. — Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899), American philosopher, lawyer & orator.

Quotes:

"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself." - Saul Alinsky

"We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do." - Ethel Barrett

"Never follow the crowd." - Bernard M. Baruch

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." - Joseph Campell

"More and more, when faced with the world of men, the only reaction is one of individualism. Man alone is an end unto himself. Everything one tries to do for the common good ends in failure." - Albert Camus

"Pin your faith to no ones sleeves, haven't you two eyes of your own." - Thomas Carlyle

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