individualism
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/
Audio (Southern England); [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊˌlɪzəm]: (file)
Noun
[edit]individualism (countable and uncountable, plural individualisms)
- The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
- 2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 13 June 2025:
- He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism.
- 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.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 165:
- [A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of the Self-centred attitude in human thought and action.
- 2020 May 19, Scottie Andrew, “America’s response to the coronavirus is the most American thing ever”, in CNN[2], archived from the original on 29 July 2020:
- Republicans and Democrats interpret individualism differently, and those divides are more pronounced than ever in our deeply polarized political climate.
- (logic) The doctrine that only individual things are real.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.
Synonyms
[edit]- (philosophy): solipsism
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “acting without reference to others”): collectivism, statism
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]tendency for a person to act without reference to others
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moral stance
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References
[edit]- OED2
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.
Noun
[edit]individualism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | individualism | individualismul |
| genitive-dative | individualism | individualismului |
| vocative | individualismule | |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]individualism c (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | individualism | individualisms |
| definite | individualismen | individualismens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “individualism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “individualism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “individualism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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