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Antonyms for personal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pur-suh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sə nl

Definition of personal

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pertaining to the self," from Old French personal (12c., Modern French personnel), from Late Latin personalis "pertaining to a person," from Latin persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1610s. The noun sense of "newspaper item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.
  • adj private, individual
Example sentences :
  • He had no right in his high capacity to indulge a personal affection.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • But, speakin' personal, this trail looks more and more interestin' to me.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Agony by agony, something is gained, and my personal agony counts with the rest.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I don't like to be personal though, so we'll change the subject.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • Demonstration must be personal before we can make anything our own.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The girl held herself rigidly from any personal intimacy with her fellows.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Shakespeare's personal feeling dominates and inspires the whole play.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He took up a point as remote as might be from the personal appeal.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • But his death should not be regarded as an act of personal, revenge.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • Stevie did not seem to derive any personal gratification from what he had done.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for personal

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