individualism
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism."
- "[A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of the Self-centred attitude in human thought and action."
- "Republicans and Democrats interpret individualism differently, and those divides are more pronounced than ever in our deeply polarized political climate."