individualities

noun

plural of individuality
1
as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people her individuality showed through in everything she did

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2
as in entities
one that has a real and independent existence according to immanentism, God is not so much an individuality as an abstract mind or spirit that pervades the world

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Recent Examples of individualities Their identities as teammates take precedence over their individualities as complex human beings, for the greater good of the team. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualities
  1. identities
  2. entities
  3. personalities
  4. objects
  5. things
  6. substances
  7. realities
  8. individuals
Noun
  • Instead, Angwin claims that Grammarly infringed the privacy and publicity rights of her and many other authors by appropriating their names and identities for commercial purposes without consent.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • The two other occupants, whose identities have not been released, were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of identities
Noun
  • Eagle Mountain Lake is a major water source for Tarrant County and the West Fork Public Utility Agency, supplying water to Fort Worth and other entities in Wise County, according to the city of Boyd.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Cloudflare reports allegations of CSAM to organizations that investigate claims and entities that remove content and provides a CSAM Scanning Tool to help website owners identify and report CSAM.
    — Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of entities
Noun
  • The Test For Modern Leaders The most compelling leaders of 2026 and beyond are not necessarily the most vocal or the ones with the safest personalities.
    — Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • In addition, Summer House picked up cameras to film some of the key personalities involved in the scandal, giving them more closure following the reunion.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of personalities
Noun
  • Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • For example, a 2018 survey, cited in Pew’s report, found that 47% of Chinese adults believe in fengshui, where the positioning of objects or buildings in relation to one another can bring happiness and good fortune.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of objects
Noun
  • Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • To get the look without the splurge, Carmona suggests scaling things back strategically.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • Ants are attracted to crumbs, spills, sugary substances, and accessible water sources.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • But scientists’ search for why these substances would have had these effects often came up empty.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Pioneer Girl was considered too harsh about the realities of frontier life.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • And my bills didn't seem to care about either of those realities.
    — Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of realities
Noun
  • According to the accompanying letter, state ethics rules prohibit employees from accepting gifts of value from individuals who had been subjects of investigations.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
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