personal

personal
per•son•al
[[t]ˈpɜr sə nl[/t]] adj.
1) of, pertaining to, or concerning a particular person; individual; private:
a personal opinion[/ex]
2) directed to or intended for a particular person:
a personal favor[/ex]
3) referring or directed to a particular person in an offensive sense or manner:
personal remarks[/ex]
4) done, carried out, held, etc., in person:
a personal interview[/ex]
5) pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance:
personal cleanliness[/ex]
6) gram. of, pertaining to, or indicating grammatical person: the personal ending -o in Spanish hablo
“I speak.”[/ex]
7) pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being
8) of the nature of an individual rational being
9) law Law. of or pertaining to personal property:
personal interests[/ex]
10) jou
a) a short news item concerning a socially prominent person
b) a brief, private message to a particular person, as one who is missing, either unsigned or using initials, first names, etc
c) a notice placed by a person seeking companionship, marriage, etc
d) personals, the section of a newspaper or magazine reserved for such notices
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL persōnālis. See person, -al I per′son•al•ness, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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