Translate personal | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of personal
adjective
1of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else:her personal fortune was recently estimated at $37 million done or made by a particular person; involving the actual presence or action of a particular individual:the president and his wife made personal appearances for the re-election of the state governor
2of or concerning one’s private life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one’s public or professional career:the book describes his acting career and gives little information about his personal life referring to an individual’s character, appearance, or private life, especially in a hostile or critical way:his personal remarks about Mr. Mellor’s work ethic were unprofessional you look like a drowned rat—nothing personal
3of or relating to a person’s body:personal hygiene
5existing as a self-aware entity, not as an abstraction or an impersonal force:he rejected the notion of a personal God
noun
an advertisement or message in the personal column of a newspaper; personal ad.
