Identity and Identification

Identity

Identity noun - The individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known.
Usage example: geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it

Identification and identity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Identification" instead a noun "Identity".

Identification

Identification noun - The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons).
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Synonyms for Identification

Identity and identification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Identity" instead a noun "Identification".

How words are described

individual individual identity individual identification
full full identity full identification
particular particular identity particular identification
fake fake identity fake identification
Other adjectives: proper, strong, actual, entire, false, sexual, personal, secret, unique, permanent, national, mistaken, official, unknown, visual, modern, racial, ethnic.
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