Synonyms: personal identity, individuality, identity
Definition: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
Usage: you can lose your identity when you join the army
Similar words: personality
Definition: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Usage: their different reactions reflected their very different personalities; it is his nature to help others
Synonyms: individualism, individuality, individuation
Definition: the quality of being individual
Usage: so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality
Similar words: trait
Definition: a distinguishing feature of your personal nature