Personal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːsənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːsənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːsənəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːsənəl/.

Examples

a personal favor
for your personal use
personal papers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

impersonal

Parts of Speech

noun	a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
adjective	concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality “a personal favor”
adjective	particular to a given individual
adjective	of or arising from personality “personal magnetism”
adjective	intimately concerning a person's body or physical being “personal hygiene”
adjective	indicating grammatical person “personal verb endings”

Word Forms

personality

noun

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

persönlich

ein kurzer Zeitungsartikel über eine bestimmte Person oder Gruppe

🇫🇷French

personnel

un court article de journal sur une personne ou un groupe en particulier

🇮🇹Italian

personale

un breve articolo di giornale su una particolare persona o gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

persoonlijk

een kort krantenartikel over een bepaalde persoon of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

pessoal

um pequeno artigo de jornal sobre uma determinada pessoa ou grupo

🇷🇺Russian

личный

короткая газетная статья о конкретном человеке или группе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निजी

किसी विशेष व्यक्ति या समूह के बारे में समाचार पत्र का एक संक्षिप्त लेख

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিগত

একটি নির্দিষ্ট ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠী সম্পর্কে একটি ছোট সংবাদপত্রের নিবন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிப்பட்ட

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நபர் அல்லது குழுவைப் பற்றிய ஒரு சிறிய செய்தித்தாள் கட்டுரை

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యక్తిగత

నిర్దిష్ట వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహం గురించిన చిన్న వార్తాపత్రిక కథనం

🇮🇳Marathi

वैयक्तिक

एखाद्या विशिष्ट व्यक्ती किंवा गटाबद्दल एक लहान वृत्तपत्र लेख

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યક્તિગત

ચોક્કસ વ્યક્તિ અથવા જૂથ વિશેનો ટૂંકો અખબાર લેખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ವೃತ್ತಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಲೇಖನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തിപരമായ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വ്യക്തിയെയോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിനെയോ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ പത്ര ലേഖനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿੱਜੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਅਖਬਾਰ ਲੇਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذاتی

کسی خاص شخص یا گروہ کے بارے میں ایک مختصر اخباری مضمون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

个人的

关于特定个人或团体的简短报纸文章

🇯🇵Japanese

個人的

特定の人物またはグループに関する短い新聞記事

🇰🇷Korean

개인의

특정 사람이나 그룹에 대한 짧은 신문 기사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

riêng tư

một bài báo ngắn về một người hoặc một nhóm cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนตัว

บทความในหนังสือพิมพ์สั้นเกี่ยวกับบุคคลหรือกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pribadi

artikel surat kabar pendek tentang orang atau kelompok tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

peribadi

artikel akhbar pendek tentang orang atau kumpulan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شخصي

مقال صحفي قصير عن شخص أو مجموعة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

شخصی

یک مقاله کوتاه در روزنامه درباره یک فرد یا گروه خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

kişisel

belirli bir kişi veya grup hakkında kısa bir gazete makalesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִישִׁי

כתבה קצרה בעיתון על אדם או קבוצה מסוימת

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The primary meaning of 'personal' is 'a short newspaper article about a particular person or group'.

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'personal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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