personalized — designed or produced to meet someone's individual requirements
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: designed or produced to meet someone's individual requirements
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/
Example Sentences
- The dating app gives personalized matches based on your weird preferences, like people who hate pineapple on pizza.
- Netflix's personalized recommendations know me better than my own mother does.
- The company offers personalized training programs for each employee.
personalized
ADJECTIVE[/ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/]
designed or produced to meet someone's individual requirements
designed or produced to meet someone's individual requirements
Specialized tools, customized workspace, everything personalized!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin 'persona', originally meaning 'mask' or 'character', which evolved into the English adjective 'personal'. The verb-forming suffix '-ize' was then added to create the verb form, followed by the past participle '-ed' to produce the modern sense of 'customized or tailored to an individual'.
Breakdown
persona (mask, character) + -al (adjective suffix) + -ize (verb-forming suffix meaning 'to make or become') + -ed (past participle, indicating completed action or state).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The dating app gives personalized matches based on your weird preferences, like people who hate pineapple on pizza.”
“Netflix's personalized recommendations know me better than my own mother does.”
“The company offers personalized training programs for each employee.”
“My personalized coffee mug says 'World's Okayest Employee' - at least it's honest.”
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