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identity
CEFRB1
/aɪˈdɛntɪti/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The qualities that make a person or thing distinct.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
Examples
A student should not lose sight of his own identity.
The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [aɪˈdɛnɪɾi]
- /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group b...
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.
More examples
In contextThe police are trying to discover the identity of the killer.
I've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity.
This criminal has taken on several identities.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English ydemptite, from Middle French identité and its etymon Late Latin idemptitās, identitās, from idem (“the same”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns) as a calque of Ancient Greek ταὐτότης (tautótēs, “sameness”).