individualismo

Galician

Etymology

From individual + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indibidwaˈlismo/ [in̪.d̪i.β̞i.ð̞waˈliz̺.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧dua‧lis‧mo

Noun

individualismo m (plural individualismos)

1. individualism (tendency for a person to act without reference to others)
2. individualism (moral stance)

Related terms

• individualista

Further reading

• “individualismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English individualism, French individualisme, German Individualismus, Italian individualismo, Russian индивидуали́зм (individualízm), Spanish individualismo. By surface analysis, individuo +‎ -al- +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /individuaˈlismo/
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧du‧a‧lis‧mo

Noun

individualismo (uncountable)

1. individualism (moral stance)

References

• individualismo in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

Italian

Etymology

From individuale +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.di.vi.du.aˈliz.mo/, /in.di.vi.dwaˈliz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧du‧a‧lì‧smo, in‧di‧vi‧dua‧lì‧smo

Noun

individualismo m (plural individualismi)

1. individualism (tendency for a person to act without reference to others)
2. individualism (moral stance)

Related terms

• individualista
• individualistico

Further reading

• individualismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese indivíduo

Portuguese -al

Portuguese individual

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese individualismo

From individual + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.du.aˈliz.mu/ [ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dʊ.aˈliz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dwaˈliz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.du.aˈliz.mu/ [ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dʊ.aˈliz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dwaˈliz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.du.aˈliʒ.mu/ [ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dʊ.aˈliʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dwaˈliʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.du.aˈliz.mo/ [ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dʊ.aˈliz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.d͡ʒi.vi.dwaˈliz.mo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.di.vi.dwɐˈliʒ.mu/ [ĩ.di.vi.ðwɐˈliʒ.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.di.vi.dwɐˈliʒ.mu/ [ĩ.di.vi.ðwɐˈliʒ.mu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.di.bi.dwɐˈliʒ.mu/ [ĩ.di.βi.ðwɐˈliʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: in‧di‧vi‧du‧a‧lis‧mo

Noun

individualismo m (uncountable)

1. individualism (tendency for a person to act without reference to others)
2. individualism (moral stance)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:individualismo.

Related terms

• individualista

Further reading

• “individualismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish individual

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismusbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish individualismo

From individual + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indibidwaˈlismo/ [ĩn̪.d̪i.β̞i.ð̞waˈliz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: in‧di‧vi‧dua‧lis‧mo

Noun

individualismo m (plural individualismos)

1. individualism (tendency for a person to act without reference to others)
2. individualism (moral stance)

Derived terms

• anarcoindividualismo

Related terms

• individualista

Further reading

• “individualismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025