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individualism (encz) | individualism,individualismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Individualism (gcide) | Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
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1. The quality of being individual; individuality;
personality.
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2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
interest; self-interest; selfishness.
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The selfishness of the small proprietor has been
described by the best writers as individualism.
--Ed. Rev.
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3. The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining
individuality, or independence of the individual, in
action; the theory or practice of maintaining the
independence of individual initiative, action, and
interests, as in industrial organization or in government.
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individualism (wn) | individualism
n 1: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the
movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn:
individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant:
commonality, commonness]
2: a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue
of self-reliance and personal independence
3: the doctrine that government should not interfere in
commercial affairs [syn: individualism, laissez faire] |
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