Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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individualism | Yes | No | No | No |
rugged individualism | Yes | No | No | No |
individualism (noun) | rugged individualism (noun) |
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the quality of being individual | individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition |
the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | |
a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence |