Individuality vs. Individualism

Individualitynoun

(uncountable) The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.

Individualismnoun

The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.

Individualitynoun

(countable)  A person.

Individualismnoun

The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

Individualitynoun

The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity.

‘They possess separate individualities.’;

Individualismnoun

(logic) The doctrine that only individual things are real.

Individualitynoun

The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.

Individualismnoun

(philosophy) The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.

Individualitynoun

A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; - of people.

Individualismnoun

The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

Individualitynoun

the quality of being individual;

‘so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality’;

Individualismnoun

An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.

‘The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism.’;

Individualitynoun

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity;

‘you can lose your identity when you join the army’;

Individualismnoun

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.

Individualismnoun

the quality of being individual;

‘so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality’;

Individualismnoun

a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

Individualismnoun

the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

Individualism

Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology and social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual. Individualists promote the exercise of one's goals and desires and to value independence and self-reliance and advocate that interests of the individual should achieve precedence over the state or a social group while opposing external interference upon one's own interests by society or institutions such as the government.