Personal vs Societal - What's the difference?
personal | societal |
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.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= Done in person; without the intervention of another.
* White
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.
An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
A movable; a chattel.
Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
* 2010 , Malcolm Knox, The Monthly , April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 46:
As a noun personal
is staff (employees of a business).As an adjective societal is
societal.personal
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* personall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)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.
- This immediate and personal speaking of God Almighty to Abraham, Job and Moses,
Usage notes
Not to be confused with .Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* personal capital * personal fiduciary * personal lubricant * personal trainerExternal links
*Noun
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*Anagrams
* ----societal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says.
