nonidentity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌnɑnaɪˈdɛntəti/ UK /ˌnɒnaɪˈdɛntɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of not being identical or the same

The proof hinged on the nonidentity of the two sets.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of not being... difference distinctness dissimilarity disparity

Opposites

identity sameness equivalence

Word family

Related forms identity identical

Etymology

From non- ('not') + identity, from Late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ('the same').

non Latin idem Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nonidentity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnaɪˈdɛntəti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnaɪˈdɛntɪti/

## Meanings
1. the state of not being identical or the same

## Examples
- The proof hinged on the nonidentity of the two sets.

## Synonyms
- difference
- distinctness
- dissimilarity
- disparity

## Antonyms
- identity
- sameness
- equivalence

## Related Forms
- identity
- identical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: idem

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + identity, from Late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ('the same').

## AI Etymology
Nonidentity is from non- ('not') + identity, from Late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ('the same'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and idem (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers the state of not being identical or the same. The wider family includes related words such as identity and identical.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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