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person vs individual

individual vs person

person and individual both are nouns.

person is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, person and individual are synonyms defined as:
  • person and individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other synonyms of person include mortal, somebody, someone, soul.
person (noun) individual (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a human body (usually including the clothing) a single organism
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
person (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 person and individual

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