individualism
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters…The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
Individualismus
индивидуали́змindividualízm
індивідуалізмindyvidualizm
(countable, uncountable)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.
Individualismus
индивидуали́змindividualízm
індивідуалі́змindyvidualízm
(countable, uncountable)The doctrine that only individual things are real.
the quality of being individual
(countable, uncountable)The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.
a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
Examples
5 sentencesWhatever happened to individualism?
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Individualism is the 21st century's epidemic.
ruИндивидуализм - это эпидемия 21-го века.
In a country where individualism is more common, personal objections to smoking in public are usually respected.
Some Westerners harbor the notion that their cultural achievements, such as individualism, are inherently superior and should be adopted by all societies.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.
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Forms
plural: individualisms| Singular | individualism |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs:laissez faire
- the quality of being individual:individualityindividuation
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable