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The set of characteristics by which an ingredient or product is specifically recognizable or known.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
identity (noun)1.
a) sameness of essential or generic character in different instances
b) sameness in all that constitutes the objective reality of a thing - oneness
2.
a) the distinguishing character or personality of an individual - individuality
b) the relation established by psychological - identification
3.
the condition of being the same with something described or asserted - establish the identity of stolen goods
4.
an equation that is satisfied for all values of the symbols
5.
- identity element
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
identity (noun)1.
the state of being exactly alike
SYNONYMS:
identicalness, samenessRELATED WORDS:
oneness, selfsameness; homogeneity, homogeneousness, homology; equality, equivalence; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarityNEAR ANTONYMS:
alteration, change, modification, variation; distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, exoticness, individuality, separateness, separation, uniqueness, unusualness; deviance, divergence; variance; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness; contrast2.
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
SYNONYMS:
character, identity, individualism, personality, selfhood, self-identityRELATED WORDS:
distinctiveness, idiosyncrasy, oneness, peculiarity, separateness, singleness, singularity, uniqueness; disposition, humor, nature, temper, temperament; independenceNEAR ANTONYMS:
conformity, conventionalityIdentity (Wiktionary)
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
Selfhood, individuality, character, persona, essence