Meaning & use
sense of individuality
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Meaning
phrasesingular
the feeling that you are a unique person, different from everyone else.
Grammar: Used with an or the: a sense of individuality. It is not usually plural.
Patterns
- a sense of individuality
- lose your sense of individuality
- express your sense of individuality
Wearing clothes you love can strengthen your sense of individuality.
In a big company, workers often lose their sense of individuality.
Her art shows a strong sense of individuality.
Common combinations
- a strong sense of individuality
- His writing has a strong sense of individuality.
- lose your sense of individuality
- Some people worry that they will lose their sense of individuality in the army.
- express a sense of individuality
- Teenagers often express a sense of individuality through music.
- develop a sense of individuality
- Children develop a sense of individuality as they grow older.
Synonyms and how they differ
- individualism
- Individualism is a belief or social principle that values the individual over the group; a sense of individuality is a personal feeling, not an idea.
- uniqueness
- Uniqueness is the quality of being different; a sense of individuality is your awareness or feeling of that difference.
Commonly confused: sense of individuality or individuality?
sense of individuality vs individuality
Individuality is the quality of being different from others; a sense of individuality is the feeling or awareness of that quality.
Practice
Moving to a big city gave her a new ___.
Choose one answer.
'Sense of individuality' is the correct fixed phrase. 'Sense for individuality' uses the wrong preposition, and the other options are not natural English phrases.
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