Origin: Greek suffix -ism
Individualism has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the quality of being individual
"so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"
a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.