Definitions for Identity
aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn-iden·ti·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 10 votes

1. identity, personal identity, individualitynoun

   the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

   "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

2. identitynoun

   the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known

   "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover"

3. identity, identity element, identity operatornoun

   an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

   "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

4. identity, identicalness, indistinguishabilitynoun

   exact sameness

   "they shared an identity of interests"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. identitynoun

   The sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind or universal.

2. identitynoun

   The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood.

3. identitynoun

   A name or personathe mask or appearance one presents to the worldby which one is known.

   This criminal has taken on several identities

4. identitynoun

   Knowledge of who one is.

5. identitynoun

   Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.

6. identitynoun

   An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this, second element.

7. Etymology: Learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin identitas, from idem. See identical and idem.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Identitynoun

   Sameness; not diversity.

   Etymology: identité, French; identitas, school Latin.

   There is a fallacy of equivocation from a society in name, inferring an identity in nature: by this fallacy was he deceived that drank aqua-fortis for strong water. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

   Certainly those actions must needs be regular, where there is an identity between the rule and the faculty. Robert South, Serm.

   Considering any thing as existing, at any determined time and place, we compare it with itself existing at another time, and thereon form the ideas of identity and diversity. John Locke.

   It cuts off the sense at the end of every first line, which must always rhime to the next following, and consequently produces too frequent an identity in sound, and brings every couplet to the point of an epigram. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Identity

   Identity is a single from American melodic metalcore band August Burns Red. Released on May 26, 2015, it is the second single from their seventh studio album Found in Far Away Places. The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 2016 Grammy Awards, losing to Cirice by Ghost. The lyrics were based on the coming out of a friend.

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1. identity

   Identity often refers to the distinguishing characteristics, qualities, or beliefs that make a person, group, or thing unique or distinct. It can include aspects related to culture, ethnicity, personality, roles, or interests. In mathematics, it may refer to an equation that is true regardless of the values of its variables. In computing or cybersecurity, identity may refer to the data distinguishing one user or system from another, often including usernames and passwords.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Identitynoun

   the state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness

2. Identitynoun

   the condition of being the same with something described or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the identity of stolen goods

3. Identitynoun

   an identical equation

4. Etymology: [F. identit, LL. identitas, fr. L. idem the same, from the root of is he, that; cf. Skr. idam this. Cf. Item.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Identity

   In psychology and sociology, identity is a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations. The concept is given a great deal of attention in social psychology and is important in place identity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Identity

   ī-den′ti-ti, n. state of being the same: sameness.—adj. Iden′tical, the very same: not different.—adv. Iden′tically.—n. Iden′ticalness, identity. [Fr.,—Low L. identitat-em—L. idem, the same.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. identity

   Name, location of birth and date of birth of a person.

   Your name or date of birth forms part of your identity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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   identity

   The features and form that a person has.

   My identity is different that of my twin as we both have different facial features and height.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Identification
   • Operator
   • Sameness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Identity' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2500

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Identity' in Nouns Frequency: #1042

How to pronounce Identity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Identity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Identity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Identity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Identity in a Sentence

1. Mike Pence:

   If the radical left doesn't end its obsession with identity politics, it will tear this country apart.

2. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina:

   If you're tired of the sound bites, the vitriol, the pettiness, the egos, the corruption; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of identity politics; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of lowered expectations; if you believe that it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us.

3. Marco Rubio:

   Many of these professional agitators don't fit a simple left vs right identity, they are part of a growing anti-government extremist movement. They hate law enforcement want to tear the whole system down even if it requires a new civil war.

4. Melissa Moritz:

   There is a real powerful opportunity that comes from having someone standing in front of you who might share an aspect of your identity, whether it be gender or race, and then you see yourself in them, they are standing in front of your classroom and they are a role model every day for you. For me it was my seventh grade math teacher.

5. Sister Ban:

   Our identity is very difficult ... in our country, we would like to live our lives in peace, but we haven't seen peace since we've been born.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Identity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Identity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Identity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Identity
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Identity
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Identity