individualism

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about individualism at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. The quality of being individual.

   so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality

2. A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence.
3. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs.