personal

/ˈpɝː.sə.nəl/

adjectiveper · son · al

Think: "A PERSON has a PERSONAL story" — personal starts with person + al.

Yes, it's personal. Don’t swap the middle letters: it’s per + son + al (…son…, not …sno… or …nos…).

Definitions

  1. adjectivebelonging to or about one particular person; private or individual
  2. adjectivedone by one person rather than by a group or organization
  3. adjectiverelating to someone’s body, feelings, or character; not general

Examples

  • “Please keep your personal information private online.”
  • “She wrote a personal note to thank her teacher.”
  • “He prefers personal training instead of large group classes.”

Synonyms

privateindividualownintimateparticular

Antonyms

publicgeneral

Translations

ES personalPT pessoalFR personnel

Common misspellings

persnalpersonelperonalperssonalpersanolpersonallperosnalpersnoal

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