/ Dictionary / Index P personal effects: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per'sonal effects' Pronunciation: [key] privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. personal distance personal equation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language