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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.] 1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality. 2. 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. --Ed. Rev. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: individualism n 1: the quality of being individual: "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: {individuality}] [ant: {commonality}] 2: a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence 3: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs [syn: {laissez faire}]
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