personal

The definition of personal is about you, related to you or affecting you, as opposed to the outside world or to anyone else.

(adjective)

An example of personal information is your name, address, phone number and social security number.
An example of personal finance is your individual financial picture and money management strategy.

See personal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or peculiar to a certain person; private; individual
done in person or by oneself without the use of another person or outside agency: a personal interview
involving persons or human beings: personal relationships
of the person, body, or physical appearance: personal hygiene
1. having to do with the character, personality, intimate affairs, conduct, etc. of a certain person: a personal remark
2. tending to make personal, esp. derogatory, remarks: to get personal in an argument
of, like, or having the nature of a person, or rational, self-conscious being
Gram. indicating grammatical person: personal pronouns, personal endings of verbs in Greek and other highly inflected languages
Law of or constituting personal property

Origin: OFr < L personalis

noun

☆ a local news item about a person or persons
☆
1. a short, personal communication placed as in a newspaper
2. a classified advertisement placed for the purpose of seeking someone to date or have a personal relationship with
3. a section of such advertisements, as in a newspaper

See personal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to a particular person; private: “Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted” (Elizabeth Janeway).
a. Done, made, or performed in person: a personal appearance.
b. Done to or for or directed toward a particular person: a personal favor.
Concerning a particular person and his or her private business, interests, or activities; intimate: I have something personal to tell you.
a. Aimed pointedly at the most intimate aspects of a person, especially in a critical or hostile manner: an uncalled-for, highly personal remark.
b. Tending to make remarks, or be unduly questioning, about another's affairs: As the student debate got heated, it got personal.
Of or relating to the body or physical being: personal cleanliness.
Relating to or having the nature of a person or self-conscious being: belief in a personal God.
Law Relating to a person's movable property: personal possessions.
Grammar Indicating grammatical person.