Difference between Person and Individual

What is the difference between Person and Individual?

Person as a noun is a human being; an individual. while Individual as a noun is a person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

Person

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A human being; an individual. A specific human being. The physical body of a specific human being. Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.

Example sentence: Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Individual

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

Example sentence: To a liar, the most dangerous individual is the person who catches lies but doesn't say anything about it. Then the liar isn't sure which lies are compromised.

We hope you now know whether to use Person or Individual in your sentence.

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