Id (Noun)
Meaning 1
A card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The bouncer asked for her ID before letting her into the club.
- He forgot his ID at home and was unable to get into the office building.
- The hotel receptionist requested my ID when I checked in for my room.
- You need to show your ID and proof of address to apply for a library card.
- The airport security guard scrutinized her ID before allowing her to board the plane.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The ego emerges from the id during childhood, gradually becoming more dominant as the child interacts with the world.
- In psychoanalytic theory, the id is thought to contain the raw, unorganized energy of the human psyche.
- The id is said to be responsible for primitive instincts such as hunger, thirst, and sex drive.
- Freud believed that the id was the source of both creative energy and destructive impulses in the human psyche.
- According to Freudian psychoanalysis, the id operates on the pleasure principle, constantly seeking to fulfill its instinctual desires without concern for the consequences.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A state in the Rocky Mountains.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The ID is a beautiful state with mountains and rivers that attract many tourists.
- We're driving through ID on our way to Yellowstone National Park.
- The scenic byways in ID offer stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
- ID is home to many hot springs, a popular destination for relaxation.
- In the winter, ID is a great place to go skiing and snowboarding.