Meaning of personal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
2. personnel, staff
3. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
4. folks, people, mob, crowd; the masses
5. Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
6. Intended for sexual use.
   euphemistic
7. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.
8. Done in person; without an intermediary.
9. Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
10. Of a noun or pronoun, having reference particular to humans and other entities having personality such as a named animal, a deity, a personification, etc.
11. Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons.
12. Denoting ownership.

Equivalents

Examples

“personal values; personal desire”

“Her song was her personal look⟳ at the values of friendship.”

“Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience⟳, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine⟳ this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss⟳ the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.”

“You could just use⟳ ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own⟳ is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try⟳ this version now and next time cook⟳ the sauce down with crushed, split⟳ lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.”

“personal reasons”

“You can't read⟳ my diary—it is personal.”

“That's a very personal question⟳.”

“I can't believe⟳ you went through my drawers and looked at all my personal things!”

“personal lubricant; personal massager”

“personal charms”

“The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?”

“a personal interview”

“a personal meeting”

“personal settings”

“Although you miss⟳ the nonverbal cues that you pick⟳ up in a personal meeting, you can call⟳ far more clients in a day than you can meet⟳ with in person.”

“personal reflections or remarks”

“Only factual argumentation, no need⟳ to get⟳ personal.”

“a personal pronoun”

“one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle”

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