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3 : to establish the identity of

4 : to practice psychological identification

— iden·ti·fi·able adjective

— iden·ti·fi·ably adverb

— iden·ti·fi·er noun

Synonyms

[2] associate, connect, correlate, link, relate—more at ASSOCIATE

[3] distinguish, pinpoint, single; also diagnose; find, determine; locate, pick out, place, recognize, spot; check, examine, inspect, investigate, notice, observe, scrutinize; betray, disclose, discover, reveal

iden·ti·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : sameness of essential character

2 : the distinguishing character or personality of an individual : INDIVIDUALITY

3 : the fact of being the same person or thing as claimed

Synonyms

character, individuality, personality, self-identity—more at INDIVIDUALITY

identity crisis noun : psychological conflict esp. in adolescence involving confusion about one's social role and one's personality

identity theft noun : the illegal use of someone else's personal information to obtain money or credit

ideo·gram noun 1 : a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea

2 : a character or symbol used in a system of writing to represent an entire word

ideo·logue also idea·logue noun : a partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology

ide·ol·o·gy also ide·al·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : the body of ideas characteristic of a particular individual, group, or culture

2 : the assertions, theories, and aims that constitute a political, social, and economic program

— ide·o·log·i·cal adjective

— ide·ol·o·gist noun

Synonyms

creed, doctrine, gospel, philosophy—more at CREED

ides noun singular or plural : the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar

id·i·o·cy noun, plural -cies 1 usually offensive : extreme mental retardation

2 : something notably stupid or foolish

Synonyms

absurdity, asininity, fatuity, folly, foolery, imbecility, inanity, insanity, lunacy, stupidity—more at FOLLY

id·i·om noun 1 : the language peculiar to a person or group

2 : the characteristic form or structure of a language

3 : an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words (as give way)

— id·i·o·mat·ic adjective

— id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly adverb

id·i·o·path·ic adjective : arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause

id·i·o·syn·cra·sy noun, plural -sies : personal peculiarity

— id·i·o·syn·crat·ic adjective

— id·i·o·syn·crat·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

crotchet, eccentricity, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, trick; also affectation, airs; attribute, characteristic, property, mark, trait; custom, habit, pattern, practice, way, wont; addiction; abnormality, perversion; disposition, genius, leaning, partiality; bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament

id·i·ot noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF ydiote, fr. L idiota ignorant person, fr. Gk idiōtēs one in a private station, layman, ignorant person, fr. idios one's own, private]

1 usually offensive : a person affected with extreme mental retardation

2 : a foolish or stupid person

— id·i·ot·ic adjective

— id·i·ot·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, dope, dummy, imbecile, jackass, moron, nitwit, numskull, simpleton; also booby, fool, goose, loony, lunatic, madman, nut, zany; loser gawk; scatterbrain; beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, heel, jerk, skunk, snake, stinker, villain

Antonyms

brain, genius

id·i·ot·proof adjective : extremely easy to operate or maintain

1idle adjective idler ; idlest 1 : GROUNDLESS, WORTHLESS, USELESS <~ talk>

2 : not occupied or employed : INACTIVE

3 : lacking in ambition or incentive : LAZY

— idly adverb

Synonyms

[2] dead, dormant, fallow, free, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent, off, vacant—more at INACTIVE

[3] indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful—more at LAZY

2idle verb idled; idling 1