Associations to the word «Individualism»

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

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. 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.

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality".

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence.

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs.