Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - individual

adj. & n. --adj. 1 single. 2 particular, special; not general. 3 having a distinct character. 4 characteristic of a particular person. 5 designed for use by one person. --n. 1 a single member of a class. 2 a single human being as distinct from a family or group. 3 colloq. a person (a most unpleasant individual). Etymology: ME, = indivisible, f. med.L individualis (as IN-(1), dividuus f. dividere DIVIDE)