\In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
1. The quality of being individual; individuality;
   personality.
2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
   interest; self-interest; selfishness.
         The selfishness of the small proprietor has been
         described by the best writers as individualism.
                                               --Ed. Rev.

\In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n.
The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining
individuality, or independence of the individual, in action;
the theory or practice of maintaining the independence of
individual initiative, action, and interests, as in
industrial organization or in government.