identity

Universal Words noun (plural identities) 1 [C,U] (abbreviation ID) who or what sb/sth is: The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer. * Their identities were kept secret. * She is innocent; it was a case of mistaken identity. * Do you have any proof of identity? * The thief used a false identity. * She went through an identity crisis in her teens (= was not sure of who she was or of her place in society). 2 [C,U] the characteristics, feelings or beliefs that distinguish people from others: a sense of national / cultural / personal / group identity * a plan to strengthen the corporate identity of the company 3 [U] ~ (with sb/sth)