the state of having unique identifying characteristics held by no other person or thing
2.
the individual characteristics by which a person or thing is recognized
3. Also called: numerical identity
the property of being one and the same individual
his loss of memory did not affect his identity
4. Also called: qualitative identity
the state of being the same in nature, quality, etc
they were linked by the identity of their tastes
5.
the state of being the same as a person or thing described or claimed
the identity of the stolen goods has not yet been established
6.
identification of oneself as
I'm proud of my Welsh identity
7. logic
a.
that relation that holds only between any entity and itself
b.
an assertion that that relation holds, as Cicero is Tully
8. mathematics
a.
an equation that is valid for all values of its variables, as in (x – y)(x + y) = x2 – y2. Often denoted by the symbol ≡
b. Also called: identity element
a member of a set that when operating on another member, x, produces that member x: the identity for multiplication of numbers is 1 since x.1 = 1.x = x
See also inverse (sense 2b)
9. Australian and New Zealand informal
a well-known person, esp in a specified locality; figure (esp in the phrase an old identity)
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin identitās, from Latin idem the same
Examples of 'identities' in a sentence
identities
Some names have been changed to protect the identities of interviewees.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Wildlife officials did not release the identities or ages of the victims.
Chicago Sun-Times (2010)
Everybody has multiple identities, she points out.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They will have to cope with distorted and brutalised personal identities.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They were released with new identities in 2001.
The Sun (2011)
The identities and coalitions that have governed politics for a generation are in flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Their identities and sketches are released to the media.
Outlook India (2008)
The identities of the parties can't be revealed by court order.
canada.com (2004)
Officials said they are trying to establish the troops' identities.
The Sun (2012)
His inner circle have been given the identities of four suspects.
The Sun (2012)
All related terms of 'identities'
identity
Your identity is who you are.
multiple identities
The identity of a person or place is the characteristics they have that distinguish them from others.
old identity
a person known for a long time in the one locality
corporate image
the way an organization is presented to or perceived by its members and the public
gender identity
a person's understanding of having a particular gender , which may or may not correspond with the assumed gender assigned to them at birth
mistaken identity
When someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person, you refer to this as a case of mistaken identity .
numerical identity
the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity , that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
proof of identity
a document or documents used to verify someone's identity
qualitative identity
the relation that holds between two relata that have properties in common. This term is used to distinguish many uses of the words identical or same in ordinary language from strict identity or numerical identity