1 | noun | the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity 2 | noun | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known 3 | noun | an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates 4 | noun | exact sameness

ahyd'entuhtee (IPA: aɪdˈɛntəti)

i-den-ti-ty (8 letters | 4 syllables)

1570 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (455 years ago)

Middle French | Latin

written: 2367th most common (1 in 22727 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 4013th most common (1 in 166667 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

identities

individuality | personal identity | personality | identity element | identity operator | identicalness | indistinguishability (total: 7)

gender identity | identification | personhood | oneness | selfsameness | unity (total: 6)

personality | identification | recognition | operator | sameness (total: 5)

nonentity (based on typical American pronunciation)

identify

(none among common words)

identity card | identity crisis | identity element | identity matrix | identity operator | identity theft | identity verification | personal identity (total: 8)

Mandarin Chinese: | 身份 (noun) Hindi: | विशिष्टता (noun) Arabic: | هُوِيَّة (noun) Spanish: | identidad (general) French: | identité (general)

Mistaken Identity (Colleen Cerak, Don Van Ryn, Mark Tabb, Newell Cerak, Susie Van Ryn, Whitney Cerak) | The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)

The Bourne Identity | The Bourne Identity | Identity Crisis | Identity

identity.com | identity.net | identity.org | identity.info | identity.biz (total: 5)

It may be secret | What a driver's license shows proof of (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)