The set of characteristics by which an ingredient or product is specifically recognizable or known.
English
Etymology
From Middle French identité, from Latin identitās.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/, /aɪˈdɛn(t)əti/, [aɪˈdɛnɪɾi], [aɪˈdɛnəɾi]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɑɪˈdentəti/
Noun
identity (countable and uncountable, plural identities)
- Sameness, identicalness; the quality