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adj/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl//ˈpɜːs.nəl//ˈpɝ.sə.nəl/
  1. 1

    Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals

    • personal values; personal desire
    • Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.
  3. 3

    Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.

    • personal reasons
    • You can't read my diary—it is personal.
  4. 4

    Intended for sexual use.euphemistic

    • personal lubricant; personal massager
  5. 5

    Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.

    • personal charms
  6. 6

    Done in person; without an intermediary.

    • a personal interview
    • a personal meeting
  7. 7

    Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner

    • personal reflections or remarks
    • Only factual argumentation, no need to get personal.
  8. 8

    Of a noun or pronoun, having reference particular to humans and other entities having personality such as a named animal, a deity, a personification, etc.

  9. 9

    Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons.

    • a personal pronoun
  10. 10

    Denoting ownership.

    • one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle
noun/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl//ˈpɜːs.nəl//ˈpɝ.sə.nəl/
  1. 1

    An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.in-plural

  2. 2

    One's own property or asset

    • 1748, Tobias Smollett (translator), Alain-René Lesage (original), The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane In addition to this, a coarse shirt quite new, a pair of my father's shoes quite old, and, what rejoiced me more than all the rest, a

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