Synonyms for individuality
Most common
identity personal identity unity oneness individualism selfhood uniqueness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Identity
2. Individualism
3. Uniqueness
uniqueness, personality, originality, idiosyncrasy, character, distinctness, particularity, singularity, characteristic
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.
- n. 2
A person.
Related words
- Word family
- individual
Forms
- Plural
- individualities → identities, unities, onenesses, singlenesses…
Example sentences
- identity Sami didn't reveal the identity of his assailants.
- unity Our unity in opposing hate speech is our strength.
- oneness The oneness of God is the most central tenet in Islam.
- individualism Individualism is the 21st century's epidemic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| individuality | steady | |
| identity | rising | |
| unity | falling | |
| oneness | rising | |
| individualism | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- unity3
- 7 letters
- oneness2
- 8 letters
- identity4, selfhood
- 9 letters
- character3
- 10 letters
- uniqueness3, singleness
- 11 letters
- personality5, originality6, singularity5
- 12 letters
- idiosyncrasy6, distinctness
- 13 letters
- individualism7, particularity6, individuation
- 14 letters
- characteristic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- individualité
- Italiano
- individualità