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self vs individual

individual vs self

self and individual both are nouns.

self and individual both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self Yes Yes No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of self; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than self:
  • self: a person considered as a unique individual
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of self include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
self (noun) individual (noun)
your consciousness of your own identity a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a person considered as a unique individual a single organism
self (adjective) individual (adjective)
(used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self 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 self and individual

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