different between kindly vs personal

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ka?ndli/

Etymology 1

From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndel?? (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind +? -ly.

Adjective

kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)

1. Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.

   • The shade by which my life was crossed […] has made me kindly with my kind.

2. (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
3. (archaic) Lawful.
4. (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.

   • the kindly fruits of the earth

   • November 5, 1609, Lancelot Andrewes, A Sermon Preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall

     Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.

Derived terms

• kindlily
• kindliness
• kindly tenant
• unkindly

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ?ecyndel??e, equivalent to kind +? -ly.

Adverb

kindly (comparative more kindly, superlative most kindly)

1. In a kind manner, out of kindness.
2. In a favourable way.
3. Used to make a polite request: please.
4. (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.

5. (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat.
6. (archaic) Readily.
7. (obsolete) Naturally.

Usage notes

• (please): Kindly is used in a slightly more peremptory way than please. It is generally used to introduce a request with which the person addressed is expected to comply, and takes the edge off what would otherwise be a command.
• (with kind acceptance): This sense is a negative polarity item; it is usually found in questions and negative statements, as in the above example sentences.

Synonyms

• (in a kind manner): thoughtfully
• (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please

Derived terms

• take kindly

Translations

Further reading

• “kindly”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• personall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin pers?n?lis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??.s?n.?l/, /?p??s.n?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.s?n.?l/, /?p??s.n?l/
• Hyphenation: per?son?al, perso?nal

Adjective

personal (comparative more personal, superlative most personal)

1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general

3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
4. Done in person; without the intervention of another.
   • 2011, Bob Nelson, Peter Economy, Consulting For Dummies

     Although you miss the nonverbal cues that you pick up in a personal meeting, you can call far more clients in a day than you can meet with in person.

5. Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner

   personal reflections or remarks

6. (grammar) Denoting a person.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with personnel (“employees, staff”).

Synonyms

• personally

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• personal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

personal (plural personals)

1. An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
2. A movable; a chattel.

Translations

Anagrams

• psoralen

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin pers?n?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /p??.so?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?r.su?nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pe?.so?nal/

Adjective

personal (masculine and feminine plural personals)

1. personal

   Antonym: impersonal

Derived terms

• personalitzar
• personalment
• unipersonal

Related terms

• impersonal
• persona
• personalitat

Further reading

• “personal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “personal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “personal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “personal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin pers?n?lis (“of a person, personly”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: per?so?nal

Adjective

personal

1. of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:personal.

German

Etymology

From Late Latin pers?n?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??zo?na?l/
• Hyphenation: per?so?nal

Adjective

personal (not comparable)

1. personal

Declension

Further reading

• “personal” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin pers?n?lis (“of a person, personly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p?r?sonal]
• Hyphenation: pêr?so?nal

Adjective

personal

1. personal.

Related terms

Further reading

• “personal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Adjective

personal (comparative plus personal, superlative le plus personal)

1. personal

Noun

personal (uncountable)

1. staff, personnel

Ladin

Adjective

personal m (feminine singular personala, masculine plural personai, feminine plural personales)

1. personal

Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of personal trainer.

Noun

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin pers?n?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?so?nal/, [pe?.so?nal]

Adjective

personal (plural personales)

1. personal

   Antonym: impersonal

Derived terms

Noun

personal m (plural personales)

1. personnel, staff

Hyponyms

Noun

personal m (uncountable)

1. (informal) folks, people, mob, crowd; the masses
   • 1993, Francisco Umbral, Queremos saber, Antena 3, 23 April:

     Yo he venido aquí a hablar de mi libro; y no a hablar de lo que opine el personal, que me da lo mismo, porque para eso tengo mi columna y mi opinión diaria.

Derived terms

• antipersonal

Related terms

• impersonal
• persona
• personalidad

Further reading

• “personal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p???n???l]

Noun

personal c

1. staff (employees of a business)

Declension

Anagrams

• polarens, polernas