English adjective: personal | |||
1. | personal concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality | ||
Samples | A personal favor. For your personal use. Personal papers. I have something personal to tell you. A personal God. He has his personal bank account and she has hers. | ||
Similar | ad hominem, ain, face-to-face, in the flesh, in-person, individual, individualised, individualized, own, person-to-person, personalised, personalized, personalized, private, private | ||
See also | private | ||
Antonyms | impersonal | ||
2. | personal particular to a given individual | ||
Similar | subjective | ||
Antonyms | nonsubjective, objective | ||
3. | personal of or arising from personality | ||
Samples | Personal magnetism. | ||
4. | personal intimately concerning a person's body or physical being | ||
Samples | Personal hygiene. | ||
Similar | physical | ||
Antonyms | mental | ||
5. | personal indicating grammatical person | ||
Samples | Personal verb endings. | ||
English noun: personal | |||
1. | personal (communication) a short newspaper article about a particular person or group | ||
Broader (hypernym) | news article, news story, newspaper article | ||