Synonyms for personal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pur-suh-nl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sə nl

Top 10 synonyms for personal

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Définition of personal

Origin : late 14c., "pertaining to the self," from Old French personal (12c., Modern French personnel), from Late Latin personalis "pertaining to a person," from Latin persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1610s. The noun sense of "newspaper item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.

adj private, individual

Example sentences :

He had no right in his high capacity to indulge a personal affection.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

But, speakin' personal, this trail looks more and more interestin' to me.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Agony by agony, something is gained, and my personal agony counts with the rest.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

I don't like to be personal though, so we'll change the subject.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Demonstration must be personal before we can make anything our own.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

The girl held herself rigidly from any personal intimacy with her fellows.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Shakespeare's personal feeling dominates and inspires the whole play.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

He took up a point as remote as might be from the personal appeal.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

But his death should not be regarded as an act of personal, revenge.
Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Stevie did not seem to derive any personal gratification from what he had done.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Antonyms for personal

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