Entry Word: identity

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the state of being exactly alike <although the covers of the two paperback editions of the novel are different, thereʼs a complete identity in the texts>

Synonyms identicalness, sameness

Related Words oneness; homogeneity, homology; equality, equivalence; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarity

Near Antonyms alteration, change, modification, variation; distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, exoticness, individuality, separateness, separation, uniqueness, unusualness; deviance, divergence; variance; incompatibility, incongruity, incongruousness; contrast

Antonyms difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, unlikeness

2 the set of qualities that make a person different from other people <children begin to form their own identity by the age of two> — see individuality