Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of individual
"The new policy applies to all individuals residing within the city limits."
In plain English: Individuals are single people who are not part of a group.
"The survey was designed to gather opinions from all individuals in the community."
Usage: Use individuals to refer to separate people or distinct entities within a group, emphasizing that they are counted or considered separately rather than as a collective mass. Avoid using it interchangeably with singular terms like person when you specifically need to highlight the plurality of distinct members.
Derived from Latin individuum, this term originally meant something indivisible that cannot be divided into parts. It entered English through Old French to describe distinct persons or entities considered as single units.