individuality, n. 1. distinctness, separateness, difference, definiteness, distinction, particularity, originality, uniqueness.
2. integrity, completeness, unity, entity, wholeness, vitality.
3. identity, personality, self, ego; character, makeup, essence, nature, traits; disposition, temperament, stripe, spirit, humor.
4. variation, peculiarity, singularity, characteristic, feature, trait; trick, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, quirk.
individualize, v. 1. make individual, make distinctive, call by name, classify; distinguish, define, separate, characterize, differentiate, set apart, mark off.
2. mention, specify, designate, name, mention, mark, notice; indicate, point out, denote, pick out; consider, select, single out, point up.
indivisible, adj. undivisible, undividable, indiscerp-tible, inseparable, unseparable, impartible, unpartible, not divisible or separable; indissoluble, undissolvable, insoluble, unsoluble; unbreakable, infrangible.
indocile, adj. unsubmissive, intractable, stubborn, obstinate, pig-headed, mulish, obdurate, headstrong, willful, self-willed, opinionated; cross-grained, perverse, contrary, forward, resistant, opposed, restive, balking; refractory, recalcitrant, disobedient, rebellious, contumacious; unmanageable, ungovernable, uncontrollable, unruly, bad, incorrigible, unteachable; unyielding, unbending, rigid, inflexible, immovable, unpersuadable, unalterable, unchangeable, inexorable; impervious, uninfluenced, unaffected, unmoved, unpersuaded, untouched.
indoctrinate, v. indoctrinize, instruct, teach, school, educate, prepare, qualify; (all of learning) give, impart, imbue, impregnate, infect, infuse, inspire, charge, spark, fire; enlighten, initiate, introduce, give the basics, ground; familiarize with, break in, habituate, get [s.o.] used to; discipline, train, exercise, drill, beat [s.t.] into [s.o.'s] head, pound [s.t.] into [s.o.'sj head, get [s.t.] through [s.o.'s] head; inculcate, impress on or upon, instill, implant, ingrain; brainwash, propagandize, persuade, proselytize, convert.
indoctrination, n. indoctrinization, instruction, teaching, learning, book learning, schooling, education; tutelage, tutorage, guidance, preparation, qualification; enlightenment, initiation, introduction, grounding, familiarization, habituation; discipline, training, exercise, practice, drill; inculcation, instillation, instillment, infusion, implantment, ingraining; brainwashing, propaganda, propagandism, persuasion, proselytism, conversion.
indolence, n. laziness, idleness, otiosity, otioseness, faindance, faineancy, shiftlessness; procrastination, dilatoriness, slothfulness, sluggardliness, laggardness; slowness, slow-motion, heaviness, loginess, sluggishness, lethargy, slackness, languidness, languor; lackadaisicalness, listlessness, dullness, apathy, indifference, impassiveness, impassivity, unresponsiveness; drowsiness, sleepiness, soporiferousness; stagnation, stagnancy, stagnance, inaction, inactivity, inactiveness, inexertion, inertia, inertness; dormancy, passivity, passiveness, supineness, torpor, torpidity, torpidness, stupor, stupefaction.
indolent, adj. lazy, idle, otiose, faineant, do-nothing, shiftless; procrastinative, dilatory, dronish, slothful, sluggardly, laggard; slow, slow-moving, heavy, leaden, logy, sluggish, lethargic, slack, languid; lackadaisical, listless, dull, apathetic, indifferent, impassive, unresponsive; drowsy, sleepy, soporific, somnolent, comatose; stagnant, inactive, inert, dormant, passive, resting, supine, torpid.