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- Dictionaryindividualist/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəlɪst/
noun
- 1. a person who is independent and self-reliant: "a rugged individualist driven to succeed"
- 2. an advocate of a social theory favouring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control: "a staunch individualist who hates state interference"
adjective
- 1. relating to or characterized by the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant: "individualist attitudes"
- 2. relating to or denoting a social theory favouring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control: "individualist capitalism"
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a person who is different and original in his or her thoughts and actions: Even though she’s part of the mainstream, McCardell remains an individualist who thinks for herself. individualistic. adjective us / ˈɪn·dəˌvɪdʒ·u·əˈlɪs·tɪk /
one that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action; one that advocates or practices individualism… See the full definition
If you’re an individualist, you think for yourself and do things your own way — you have the individualist values of independence and creativity.
the idea that each person should think and act independently rather than depending on others: Many Americans believe strongly in individualism. (Definition of individualism from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a person who is different and original in his or her thoughts and actions: Even though she’s part of the mainstream, McCardell remains an individualist who thinks for herself. individualistic. adjective us / ˈɪn·dəˌvɪdʒ·u·əˈlɪs·tɪk /
If you describe someone as an individualist, you mean that they like to think and do things in their own way, rather than imitating other people. Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want.
The meaning of INDIVIDUALISM is a doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount; also : conduct guided by such a doctrine. How to use individualism in a sentence.
Individualist definition: a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.. See examples of INDIVIDUALIST used in a sentence.
a person who believes that individual people in society should have the right to make their own decisions, etc, rather than be controlled by the government. America is often seen as a nation of rugged individualists. See individualist in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Individualism makes the individual its focus, and so starts "with the fundamental premise that the human individual is of primary importance in the struggle for liberation". Individualism is often defined in contrast to totalitarianism, collectivism and more corporate social forms.
