nonidentity C2+ Topic:Law & Government 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of not being... differencedistinctnessdissimilaritydisparity ↔ Opposites identitysamenessequivalence Word family Related forms identityidentical Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + identity, from Late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ('the same'). non Latin idem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown