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individualism
(encz) | individualism,individualismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Individualism
(gcide) | Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]
1. The quality of being individual; individuality;
personality.
[1913 Webster]
2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
interest; self-interest; selfishness.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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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rugged individualism
(encz) | rugged individualism, n: |
individualismus
(czen) | individualismus,individualismn: Zdeněk Brož |
Individualism
(gcide) | Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]
1. The quality of being individual; individuality;
personality.
[1913 Webster]
2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
interest; self-interest; selfishness.
[1913 Webster]
The selfishness of the small proprietor has been
described by the best writers as individualism.
--Ed. Rev.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
rugged individualism
(wn) | rugged individualism
n 1: individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not
only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free
competition |
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