personal
English
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/, /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/
adj
Definitions
- Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
- Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
- Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
- Done in person; without the intervention of another.
- Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
- (grammar) Denoting a person.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English personal derived from personel derived from Old French personal derived from Latin persōnālis (personal) suffix from English person.
Origin
English
person
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dutchperson English
- Earthperson English
- Englishperson English
- Frenchperson English
- Klansperson English
- Scotsperson English
- adperson English
- ambulanceperson English
- anchorperson English
- antiperson English
- assemblyperson English
- barperson English
- baseperson English
- bellperson English
- boatperson English
- bondsperson English
- bushperson English
- businessperson English
- cameraperson English
- catperson English
- cattleperson English
- caveperson English
- chairperson English
- churchperson English
- clansperson English
- clergyperson English
- committeeperson English
- congressperson English
- conperson English
- corpsperson English
- councilperson English
- counterperson English
- countryperson English
- cowperson English
- craftsperson English
- crewperson English
- cyberperson English
- deliveryperson English
- deperson English
- depersonalize English
- doorperson English
- dustperson English
- extrapersonal English
- fireperson English
- fisherperson English
- flagperson English
- floorperson English
- flyperson English
- foreperson English
- freedperson English
- freshperson English
- frontiersperson English
- frontperson English
- garbageperson English
- greensperson English
- gunperson English
- handyperson English
- helmsperson English
- horseperson English
- houseperson English
- huntsperson English
- hyperpersonal English
- impersonate English
- infantryperson English
- interperson English
- interpersonal English
- interpersonally English
- intraperson English
- intrapersonal English
- intrapersonally English
- ironperson English
- jazzperson English
- journeyperson English
- juryperson English
- kinsperson English
- layperson English
- leatherperson English
- linesperson English
- longshoreperson English
- madperson English
- mailperson English
- marksperson English
- mediaperson English
- merperson English
- microperson English
- middleperson English
- militiaperson English
- milkperson English
- misperson English
- monopersonal English
- multiperson English
- multipersonal English
- newspaperperson English
- newsperson English
- noninterpersonal English
- nonperson English
- nonpersonal English
- nonpersonally English
- nurseryperson English
- overperson English
- overpersonalize English
- patrolperson English
- peripersonal English
- person English
- personable English
- personalisable English
- personalisation English
- personalise English
- personalism English
- personalist English
- personalistic English
- personalizable English
- personalization English
- personalize English
- personalizer English
- personally English
- personalness English
- personalty English
- personalzine English
- personative English
- personhood English
- personise English
- personish English
- personism English
- personist English
- personize English
- personkind English
- personless English
- personlike English
- personly English
- personness English
- personocracy English
- personology English
- personpower English
- pitchperson English
- plantsperson English
- pointsperson English
- policeperson English
- polypersonal English
- postperson English
- pressperson English
- repairperson English
- repersonalize English
- roundsperson English
- salesperson English
- schoolperson English
- selectperson English
- serviceperson English
- showperson English
- sideperson English
- signalperson English
- slaughterperson English
- snowperson English
- soundperson English
- sportsperson English
- statesperson English
- steersperson English
- stuntperson English
- subpersonal English
- superperson English
- superpersonal English
- suprapersonal English
- theatreperson English
- townsperson English
- tradesperson English
- transpersonal English
- transpersonally English
- tribesperson English
- tripersonal English
- tripersonalism English
- tripersonalist English
- ultrapersonal English
- underperson English
- unipersonal English
- unipersonalism English
- unipersonalist English
- unperson English
- unpersonal English
- venireperson English
- vestryperson English
- waitperson English
- weatherperson English
- workperson English
- yardperson English
- zine English
- impersonalis Latin
- persōnālis Latin
- personal German
- персональный Russian
- personal Spanish, Castilian
- personal Middle English
- personally Middle English
- persoun Middle English
- personal Old French
- personel Old French
- personal Catalan, Valencian
- personal Cebuano
- personel xno
- pesin Nigerian Pidgin
- zine
- person
- adperson
- personly
- unperson
- deperson
- personist
- personism
- cowperson
- merperson
- layperson
- madperson
- personish
- catperson
- barperson
- personize
- flyperson
- misperson
- gunperson
- personise
- conperson
- nonperson
- juryperson
- flagperson
- antiperson
- bellperson
- personally
- unpersonal
- boatperson
- kinsperson
- fireperson
- caveperson
- mailperson
- foreperson
- sideperson
- dustperson
- doorperson
- postperson
- personalty
- personless
- snowperson
- newsperson
- ironperson
- personlike
- workperson
- overperson
- personable
- baseperson
- milkperson
- personness
- personhood
- personkind
- yardperson
- showperson
- crewperson
- bushperson
- jazzperson
- waitperson
- freshperson
- freedperson
- intraperson
- unipersonal
- Klansperson
- bondsperson
- frontperson
- personalise
- underperson
- Earthperson
- Scotsperson
- Dutchperson
- personalize
- mediaperson
- soundperson
- personalist
- townsperson
- huntsperson
- impersonate
- superperson
- microperson
- pressperson
- linesperson
- handyperson
- houseperson
- horseperson
- helmsperson
- personology
- multiperson
- cyberperson
- nonpersonal
- chairperson
- interperson
- personative
- tripersonal
- clansperson
- stuntperson
- subpersonal
- marksperson
- floorperson
- pitchperson
- personpower
- personalism
- salesperson
- corpsperson
- polypersonal
- plantsperson
- peripersonal
- personalizer
- clergyperson
- greensperson
- craftsperson
- statesperson
- Frenchperson
- selectperson
- personalness
- anchorperson
- personocracy
- middleperson
- cattleperson
- schoolperson
- fisherperson
- policeperson
- tradesperson
- personalzine
- tribesperson
- pointsperson
- churchperson
- signalperson
- sportsperson
- patrolperson
- steersperson
- venireperson
- cameraperson
- monopersonal
- vestryperson
- repairperson
- roundsperson
- counterperson
- militiaperson
- personalistic
- transpersonal
- nonpersonally
- countryperson
- garbageperson
- interpersonal
- multipersonal
- weatherperson
- councilperson
- suprapersonal
- theatreperson
- intrapersonal
- superpersonal
- depersonalize
- nurseryperson
- hyperpersonal
- serviceperson
- extrapersonal
- journeyperson
- ultrapersonal
- repersonalize
- leatherperson
- Englishperson
- personalizable
- businessperson
- personalisable
- deliveryperson
- infantryperson
- congressperson
- unipersonalist
- unipersonalism
- tripersonalism
- tripersonalist
- assemblyperson
- personalisation
- longshoreperson
- ambulanceperson
- intrapersonally
- transpersonally
- interpersonally
- committeeperson
- newspaperperson
- frontiersperson
- overpersonalize
- slaughterperson
- personalization
- noninterpersonal