noun, plural in·di·vid·u·al·i·ties.
- the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
- individualities, individual characteristics.
- a person or thing of individual or distinctive character.
- state or quality of being individual; existence as a distinct individual.
- the interests of the individual as distinguished from the interests of the community.
- Archaic. state or quality of being indivisible or inseparable.
noun plural -ties
- distinctive or unique character or personalitya work of great individuality
- the qualities that distinguish one person or thing from another; identity
- the state or quality of being a separate entity; discreteness
“the aggregate of one’s idiosyncrasies,” 1610s, from individual + -ity. Meaning “fact of existing as an individual” is from 1650s.