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Personal vs Interpersonal - What's the difference?

personal | interpersonal |

As adjectives the difference between personal and interpersonal

is that personal is pertaining to human beings as distinct from things while interpersonal is between two or more people.

As a noun personal

is an advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.

personal

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* personall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
  • Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
  • Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
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    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
  • Done in person; without the intervention of another.
  • * White
    • This immediate and personal speaking of God Almighty to Abraham, Job and Moses,
  • Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
  • (label) Denoting a person.

    • Usage notes

    Not to be confused with .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * personal capital * personal fiduciary * personal lubricant * personal trainer

    Related terms

    * personnel * personality * personally

    External links

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
  • A movable; a chattel.

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    Anagrams

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    interpersonal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Between two or more people.
  • * '>citation
    • By slightly modifying Piaget's scheme of the development of
    the capacity to follow and be aware of rules,1 I propose to
    distinguish three stages, or types, of mastery of interpersonal
    processes: coercion, self-help, and cooperation. Coercion is
    the simplest rule to follow, self-help is the next most difficult,
    and cooperation is the most demanding of them all.