identity
Sense of self
Identity pinpoints the ”what” and the “who.” When you reveal someone’s identity, you inform others of who they are.
When you establish something’s identity, you locate it in relation to other things of its kind.
Identity can also be the collection of qualities that define an individual: Losing the election caused her to question her identity as a leader.
Identity is often abbreviate as ID, as in ID card.
Proving something accurate
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
two-factor · fingerprint · authorization · access · token · PIN · security · encryption
Shared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
roots · customs · language · religion · belonging · diaspora · homeland · community
One's own identity perception
- individualityUnique personal character
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
ego · self-esteem · self-worth · self-image · autonomy · introspection · authenticity · uniqueness
Individual identity, personhood
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- beingExisting as something
- existenceState of being real
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
subjectivity · consciousness · personhood · continuity · persistence · mind · soul · nature
Assembled collection of things
- collectiveJointly organized group
- membershipState of belonging
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- belongingState of fitting in
community · solidarity · in-group · out-group · intersectionality · race · gender · class
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
recognition · marketing · positioning · perception · awareness · loyalty · equity · tagline
Intentional criminal trickery
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- impersonationPretending to be another
scam · breach · compromise · protection · monitoring · alert · victim · criminal
verification
Proving something accurate
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
login · two-factor · fingerprint · authorization · access · token · PIN · security · encryption · digital
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
nationality · roots · customs · language · religion · belonging · diaspora · homeland · community · multiculturalism
self-concept
One's own identity perception
- individualityUnique personal character
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
character · ego · self-esteem · self-worth · self-image · autonomy · introspection · authenticity · uniqueness · psyche
selfhood
Individual identity, personhood
ontology · subjectivity · consciousness · personhood · continuity · persistence · mind · soul · nature · entity
group
Assembled collection of things
- collectiveJointly organized group
- membershipState of belonging
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
belonging · community · solidarity · in-group · out-group · intersectionality · race · gender · class · sexuality
logo
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- imageVisual or mental likeness
reputation · recognition · marketing · positioning · perception · awareness · loyalty · equity · tagline · slogan
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
impersonation · scam · breach · compromise · protection · monitoring · alert · victim · criminal · financial
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- abstract conceptsparadox, emotions, justice, truth, beauty
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- identityself, selfhood, self-expression, self-image, self-concept
- social conceptssociety, community, equality, justice, rights
- human conceptsconsciousness, awareness, self, emotion, feeling
identitydifference
Way things contrast
nonidentity · dissimilarity · distinction · unlikeness · disparateness
identityanonymity
Unknown identity state
facelessness · namelessness · ego death · depersonalization · nonentity
identityconformity
Adherence to norms
uniformity · homogeneity · conventionality · sameness · indistinguishability
- identical twinsSiblings from one zygote
- mistaken identityWrongly recognized as another
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- double identityAlternate hidden self
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
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