personal
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,131 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,228 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality a personal favorfor your personal use
- particular to a given individual
- of or arising from personality personal magnetism
- intimately concerning a person's body or physical being personal hygiene
- indicating grammatical person personal verb endings
noun
- a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
personal in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He has his clubs and his personal interests.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Gloria's personal experience with nurses had been two to one girl.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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He struck me as quite disinterested; personal gain is nothing to him.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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The last time he had been here he had stood in no personal danger.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Rises slowly, solemnly, to full height; in deep base tones, asks permission to make personal statement.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1