Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncountable)The criteria for the persistence of persons over time (i.e. what makes one the same person as one was yesterday, or ten years ago), and the criteria for the individuation of persons from others.

More definitions
  • the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Over the years, I got lost in my own personal identity.

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  2. Avatars are no contributions, they're personal identities.

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Synonyms

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Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
personapersonablepersonalA1personalityA2personalizeC1personallyB1personificationB2
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