personal

adjective
per·son·al·,·perso·nal
/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

Other meanings

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
“Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.”
Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
“You can't read my diary—it is personal.”

Example sentences

“Do you have a personal mission statement?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Can I ask you a few personal questions?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“That sounds like a personal problem.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "persōnālis" (of a person, personly).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “personal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.