| Noun | 1. | personal - a short newspaper article about a particular person or group | |
| Adj. | 1. | personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" impersonal - not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" | |
| 2. | personal - particular to a given individualsubjective - taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment" | |
| 3. | personal - of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism" | |
| 4. | personal - intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" | |
| 5. | personal - indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings" | |