interpersonal

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adjective

Between two or more people.

Similar
interindividualsocial
OriginEnglish personal ← Middle English personal ← Latin inter- →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveinterpersonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween two or more people.

    The complexity of having so many organisations involved, and the deep integration required, has undoubtedly tested the interpersonal skills of project leaders who have had little face-to-face contact.

    2021 June 2, Paul Stephen, “Advances made in digital revolution”, in RAIL, number 932, page 58
    1 more example

    By slightly modifying Piaget's scheme of the development of the capacity to follow and be aware of rules, I propose to distinguish three stages, or types, of mastery of interpersonal processes: coercion, self-help, and cooperation.

    1974, Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., chapter 13, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 213

    Synonyms: interindividual

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBetween two or more people.

Similar
interindividual

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveoccurring among or involving several people

Similar
social
Also see
interindividualsocial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Middle Englishpersonal
  8. Englishpersonal
  9. Englishinterpersonal

From inter- + personal.

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Translations

Catalan interpersonal
  • interpersonalbetween persons
Chinese Mandarin 人際的 /人际的, 人與人之間的 /人与人之间的
  • 人際的 /人际的 (rénjì de)between persons
  • 人與人之間的 /人与人之间的 (rén yǔ rén zhījiān de)between persons
Czech mezilidský
  • mezilidskýbetween persons
Danish interpersonel, mellemmenneskelig
  • interpersonelbetween persons
  • mellemmenneskeligbetween persons
Estonian isikutevaheline, interpersonaalne
  • isikutevahelinebetween persons
  • interpersonaalnebetween persons
Finnish vuorovaikutteinen, vuorovaikutus-
  • vuorovaikutteinenbetween persons
  • vuorovaikutus-between persons
  • ihmistenvälinenbetween persons
  • ihmissuhde-between persons
  • interpersoonallinenbetween persons
  • interpersonaalinenbetween persons
French interpersonnel
  • interpersonnelbetween persons
German zwischenmenschlich
  • zwischenmenschlichbetween persons
Greek διαπροσωπικός
  • διαπροσωπικός (diaprosopikós)between persons
Hungarian személyközi
  • személyközibetween persons
Indonesian antarpribadi, interpersonal
  • antarpribadibetween persons
  • interpersonalbetween persons
Norwegian Bokmål mellommenneskelig
  • mellommenneskeligbetween persons
Polish międzyludzki
  • międzyludzkibetween persons
Portuguese interpessoal
  • interpessoalbetween persons
Romanian interpersonal
  • interpersonalbetween persons
Russian межли́чностный
  • межли́чностный (mežlíčnostnyj)between persons
Spanish interpersonal
  • interpersonalbetween persons
Swedish mellanmänsklig
  • mellanmänskligbetween persons
Ukrainian міжособи́стісний, міжособо́вий
  • міжособи́стісний (mižosobýstisnyj)between persons
  • міжособо́вий (mižosobóvyj)between persons
Cite this entry
APA

interpersonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpersonal

MLA

“interpersonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpersonal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interpersonal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpersonal.

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