See Also: ego identity(medicine)
identity(dictionary)
identity(medicine)
Identity(money)
identity(dictionary)
Market Identity(money)
Gender identity(health)
Gender-identity (G-I)(health)
Identity (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
identity parade(dictionary)

identity (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: identitas, from Latin idem 'same']
[U and C] someone's identity is their name or who they are
:: The identity of the killer is still unknown.
:: He maintained he did not know the identity of the woman.
:: Why did she need to conceal her identity ?
:: Police are trying to discover the identity of a baby found by the side of a road.
:: They will testify behind a screen in order to protect their identities .
:: She applied for a teaching job under a false identity .
::One theory was that the attack was a case of mistaken identity .
:: Journalists should have to produce proof of identity .
[U] the qualities and attitudes that a person or group of people have, that make them different from other people
::Children need continuity, security, and a sense of identity .
::Travelling alone can lead to a loss of identity .
national/cultural/social etc identity
(=a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group, race etc)
::Our strong sense of national identity has been shaped by our history.
identity crisis/crisis of identity
(=a feeling of uncertainty about who you really are and what your purpose is)
::My father experienced an identity crisis in middle age.
[U] formal exact similarity between two things
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
somebody's identity/the identity of somebody
know somebody's identity
disclose/reveal somebody's identity
hide/conceal somebody's identity
discover somebody's identity
protect somebody's identity (=make sure no one finds out who someone is)
false identity (=when someone pretends to be another person)
(a case of) mistaken identity (=when you think someone is a different person)
somebody's true identity (=who someone really is)
proof of identity (=something that proves you are who you say you are)
identity papers/documents (=documents that show you are who you say you are)