identity

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /aɪˈdɛntəti/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

Singular identity

Plural identities

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