| identity |
the unique and entire set of characteristics that make up what a person or thing is known or considered to be. [4 definitions] |
| identity crisis |
a period of distress of confusion about one's role, goals, character, or the like, esp. occurring in adolescence, because of conflicting expectations from parents, peers, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| identity theft |
the crime of taking on the identity of another by discovering and appropriating identifying information such as social security and credit card numbers. |
| ideo- |
idea. |
| ideogram |
a written character or symbol that represents an object or idea without spelling out particular words. [2 definitions] |
| ideological |
of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution; of or concerning ideology. |
| ideologist |
an expert in ideology. |
| ideologue |
one who strongly advocates a particular ideology. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| ideomotor |
in psychology, of or denoting an unconscious physical motion that is stimulated by an idea. |
| ides |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) in the ancient Roman calendar, the fifteenth day of the months March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of all other months. |
| Ides of March |
March 15 on the Roman calendar, on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. |
| id est |
(Latin) that is; namely. |
| idiocy |
the state of being an idiot; an intelligence level very far below normal. [2 definitions] |
| idiolect |
the language spoken by an individual, considered as a unique pattern. (Cf. dialect.) |
| idiom |
a verbal expression that cannot be understood merely by knowing the individual meanings of its elements, as with the phrase "break down," meaning "to lose one's mental stability." [4 definitions] |
| idiomatic |
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular individual or group. [4 definitions] |
| idiopathic |
of a disease or the like, having an unknown cause. |
| idiopathy |
an ailment of unknown cause or not caused by any other disease; primary disease. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. [2 definitions] |
| idiot |
a stupid person; imbecile; fool. [2 definitions] |