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English noun: individualism | |||
| 1. | individualism (attribute) the quality of being individual | ||
| Samples | So absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality. | ||
| Synonyms | individuality, individuation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | distinctiveness, peculiarity, singularity, speciality, specialness, specialty, uniqueness | ||
| Attribute | individual, single | ||
| Antonyms | commonality, commonness | ||
| 2. | individualism (cognition) a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rugged individualism | ||
| 3. | individualism (cognition) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | ||
| Synonyms | laissez faire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
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