individual vs being

individual and being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No
being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, being is a hypernym of individual; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than individual:

individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of individual include organism.

As nouns, being is a hypernym of individual; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than individual:

individual: a single organism
being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of individual include organism.

individual (noun)	being (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a single organism	the state or fact of existing

individual (adjective)	being (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