personalized
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Made or tailored specifically for an individual: Refers to something that has been created, modified, or chosen to suit the particular needs, preferences, or characteristics of a single person. 2. Pointedly referring to a person's private affairs: Describes comments, criticisms, or actions that are directed at an individual in a way that invades privacy or is inappropriately focused on personal matters.
Examples of Usage
Adjective (Made for an individual):
- The company sends personalized birthday emails with the customer's name.
- She bought a personalized notebook with her initials embossed on the cover.
- The app provides personalized workout plans based on your fitness level.
Adjective (Referring to private affairs):
- The debate turned ugly with personalized attacks that had nothing to do with the policy.
- He felt the criticism was unnecessarily personalized and hurtful.
- Keep the feedback professional and avoid making personalized remarks.
Advanced Usage
- "to personalize something": The verb form meaning to design or alter something to meet an individual's specifications.
- You can personalize your phone case with a photo.
- "personalization": The noun form referring to the act or process of making something personal.
- Data analytics allows for a high degree of personalization in marketing.
Variants and Related Words
- Personal (adj): Belonging to or affecting a particular person.
- That is her personal opinion.
- Customized (adj): Modified to specifications. (Often similar to the first meaning of "personalized," but can apply to groups or systems, not just individuals).
- a customized software solution for the business.
Synonyms
- Individualized: Tailored for one person.
- Custom-made: Made to order.
- Monogrammed: Having a person's initials.
- Directed: Aimed at a specific person (for the second meaning).
Related Phrases
- Personalized medicine: A medical model using an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
- The future of healthcare lies in personalized medicine.
- Personalized learning: An educational approach that aims to customize learning for each student's strengths, needs, and interests.
- The school adopted a personalized learning model.
Adjective
- pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively
- unnecessarily personalized remarks
- made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual
- personalized luggage
- personalized advice