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INDIVIDUALISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does individualistic mean?
• INDIVIDUALISTIC (adjective)
The adjective INDIVIDUALISTIC has 2 senses:
1. marked by or expressing individuality
2. with minimally restricted freedom in commerce
Familiarity information: INDIVIDUALISTIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by or expressing individuality
Synonyms:
individualist; individualistic
Context example:
an individualistic way of dressing
Similar:
individual; single (being or characteristic of a single thing or person)
Derivation:
individualism (the quality of being individual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
With minimally restricted freedom in commerce
Synonyms:
individualistic; laissez-faire
Similar:
capitalist; capitalistic (favoring or practicing capitalism)
Derivation:
individualism (the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs)
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