🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

individualista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-di-bi-du-al-is-ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Individualist/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.ə.lɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Siempre ha sido un individualista que prefiere su propio camino."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is independent and self-reliant, often carving out a unique path distinct from conventional societal expectations.

    "She has always been an individualist, refusing to follow the traditional career paths expected of her."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by individualism; prioritizing personal freedom, originality, and self-expression over conformity.

    "His individualist approach to art has won him both critical acclaim and fierce controversy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the modern Latin 'individualis', combining 'in-' (not) and 'dividuus' (divisible), transitioning through 19th-century political and philosophical discourse to describe a person who charts an independent course, separating themselves from collective norms.

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