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identity
noun [C or U] /aɪˈden.tɪ.ti/
/-t̬ə.t̬i/ Definition
B2 who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others: The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries. I cannot reveal the identity of my source. The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection. The newspaper photo apparently showed him in Rome but it was a case of mistaken identity (= it was the wrong person). In prison people often suffer from a loss of identity. I think my job gives me a sense of identity.Mind and personalityScience of psychology and psychoanalysis
(Definition of identity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (a) penny for your thoughts idiom
- -minded suffix
- -natured suffix
- alter ego noun
- beauty is only skin deep idiom
- better nature noun
- character noun (QUALITY)
- disposition noun
- Jungian adjective
- mentality noun
- mind noun
- mindset noun
- nature noun (CHARACTER)
- noddle noun
- psych(o)- prefix
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