identity

Who someone is, including their name and the features that make them different from others.

• Please confirm your identity.
• The police discovered his real identity.
• She used a false identity to enter the building.

Common phrases: prove your identity, false identity, identity theft

The qualities and experiences that make a person or group feel distinct from others.

• Language is part of our identity.
• Moving abroad changed her sense of identity.
• The community works to preserve its cultural identity.

Similar words: selfhood, individuality

Common phrases: sense of identity, cultural identity, personal identity

The image an organization presents through its name, design, and way of doing things.

• The company changed its identity.
• A new logo strengthened our brand identity.
• Their website reflects the museum’s visual identity.

Similar words: image

Common phrases: corporate identity, brand identity, visual identity

The fact that two or more things are exactly the same.

• The comparison established their identity.
• The researchers demonstrated the identity of the two substances.
• Complete identity of wording suggests that one document copied the other.

Similar words: sameness, equivalence

Opposites: difference

Common phrases: identity of something, complete identity