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being vs individual

individual vs being

being and individual both are nouns.

being is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
being Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hyponym of being; that is, individual is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than being:
  • being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
being (noun) individual (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
the state or fact of existing a single organism
being (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between being and individual

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