Identity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/aɪdˈɛntɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɪdˈɛntɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi/.

Examples

you can lose your identity when you join the army
geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it
it was too dark to determine his identity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

identicalness individuality identity element indistinguishability identity operator personal identity

Parts of Speech

noun	the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity “you can lose your identity when you join the army”
noun	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”
noun	an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates “the identity under numerical multiplication is 1”
noun	exact sameness “they shared an identity of interests”

Word Forms

identify	verb	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
identical	adjective	being the exact same one; not any other:
indistinguishable	adjective	exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Identität

die ausgeprägte Persönlichkeit eines Individuums, das als dauerhafte Einheit betrachtet wird

🇫🇷French

identité

la personnalité distincte d'un individu considéré comme une entité persistante

🇪🇸Spanish

identidad

la personalidad distintiva de un individuo considerado como una entidad persistente

🇮🇹Italian

identità

la personalità distinta di un individuo considerato come un'entità persistente

🇳🇱Dutch

identiteit

de onderscheidende persoonlijkheid van een individu dat wordt beschouwd als een blijvende entiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

identidade

a personalidade distinta de um indivíduo considerado como uma entidade persistente

🇷🇺Russian

личность

отдельная личность человека, рассматриваемая как устойчивая сущность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहचान

किसी व्यक्ति के विशिष्ट व्यक्तित्व को एक स्थायी इकाई माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচয়

একজন ব্যক্তির স্বতন্ত্র ব্যক্তিত্ব একটি স্থায়ী সত্তা হিসাবে বিবেচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அடையாளம்

ஒரு தனிநபரின் தனித்துவமான ஆளுமை ஒரு நிலையான நிறுவனமாக கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తింపు

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క విలక్షణమైన వ్యక్తిత్వం నిరంతరాయంగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ओळख

कायमस्वरूपी अस्तित्व मानल्या जाणाऱ्या व्यक्तीचे वेगळे व्यक्तिमत्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓળખ

સતત અસ્તિત્વ તરીકે ગણવામાં આવતી વ્યક્તિનું વિશિષ્ટ વ્યક્તિત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುರುತು

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ನಿರಂತರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഐഡൻ്റിറ്റി

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ വ്യതിരിക്തമായ വ്യക്തിത്വം നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു വസ്തുവായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਛਾਣ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਹਸਤੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شناخت

کسی فرد کی الگ شخصیت کو ایک مستقل وجود کے طور پر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

身份

被视为持久实体的个人的独特个性

🇯🇵Japanese

身元

永続する実体とみなされる個人の明確な個性

🇰🇷Korean

신원

지속적인 실체로 간주되는 개인의 독특한 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

danh tính

tính cách riêng biệt của một cá nhân được coi là một thực thể bền bỉ

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวตน

บุคลิกภาพที่ชัดเจนของแต่ละบุคคลซึ่งถือเป็นเอนทิตีที่คงอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

identitas

kepribadian yang berbeda dari seorang individu yang dianggap sebagai entitas yang bertahan lama

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakakilanlan

ang natatanging personalidad ng isang indibidwal na itinuturing bilang isang patuloy na nilalang

🇲🇾Malay

identiti

personaliti tersendiri seseorang individu yang dianggap sebagai entiti yang berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوية

الشخصية المميزة للفرد التي تعتبر كيانًا مستمرًا

🇮🇷Persian

هویت

شخصیت متمایز یک فرد که به عنوان موجودی پایدار در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kimlik

kalıcı bir varlık olarak kabul edilen bir bireyin farklı kişiliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

זֶהוּת

אישיותו המובחנת של אדם הנחשב כישות מתמשכת

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The primary meaning of 'identity' is 'the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity'.

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