identity

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /aɪˈdɛntəti/

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Noun

Singular identity

Plural identities

Identity is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) Your identity is your name, your personality, and the things that make you different from other people.

   Before I can give you money from your bank account, you have to prove your identity.

   I don't know the identity of the person who walked past while I was looking the other way.

2. (countable) The way an organisation shows itself to the public