Definitions for personal

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personal per·son·al

Spelling: [pur-suh-nl]

IPA: /ˈpɜr sə nl/

Personal is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 544 anagrams from letters in personal (aelnoprs).

Definitions for personal

noun

1. a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private:
2. relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: .
3. intended for use by one person:
4. referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.:
5. making personal remarks or attacks:
6. done, carried out, held, etc., in person:
7. pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being:
8. of the nature of an individual rational being.
9. pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance:
10. provided for one's discretionary use:
11. Grammar. noting person: of, relating to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun, as English I, we, you, he, she, it, and they .
12. Law. of or relating to personal property:

Origin of personal

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word persōnālis. See person, -al¹

Examples for personal

He had no right in his high capacity to indulge a personal affection.

But, speakin' personal, this trail looks more and more interestin' to me.

I don't like to be personal though, so we'll change the subject.

Agony by agony, something is gained, and my personal agony counts with the rest.

It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.

Marrying another Jew was not just a personal simcha (joy), but one for the community.

And, as Gow adds wryly from his own personal experience, “To a huge extent they achieved that aim very well.”

“personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

Demonstration must be personal before we can make anything our own.

Michael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.