Identical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

being the exact same one; not any other:

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aɪdˈɛntɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/aɪdˈɛntɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɪdˈɛntɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /aɪdˈɛntɪkəl/.

Examples

rows of identical houses
cars identical except for their license plates
they wore indistinguishable hats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indistinguishable monovular superposable selfsame very

Antonyms

fraternal

Parts of Speech

adjective	exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different “rows of identical houses”
adjective	being the exact same one; not any other: “this is the identical room we stayed in before”
adjective	(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum “identical twins are monovular”
adjective	having properties with uniform values along all axes
adjective	coinciding exactly when superimposed “identical triangles”

Word Forms

identity	noun	exact sameness
identicalness	noun	exact sameness
indistinguishability	noun	exact sameness
selfsameness	noun	the quality of being identical with itself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

identisch

genau gleich; unfähig, als anders wahrgenommen zu werden

🇫🇷French

identique

exactement pareil; incapable d'être perçu comme différent

🇪🇸Spanish

idéntico

exactamente iguales; incapaz de ser percibido como diferente

🇮🇹Italian

identico

esattamente uguali; incapaci di essere percepiti come diversi

🇳🇱Dutch

identiek

precies hetzelfde; niet in staat om als anders te worden ervaren

🇵🇹Portuguese

idêntico

exatamente iguais; incapaz de ser percebido como diferente

🇷🇺Russian

идентичный

совершенно одинаковы; неспособен восприниматься как другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समान

बिल्कुल एक जैसे; भिन्न समझे जाने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিন্ন

ঠিক একই রকম; ভিন্নরূপে অনুভূত হতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒரே மாதிரியான

சரியாக ஒரே மாதிரியாக; வேறுபட்டதாக உணர இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒకేలా

సరిగ్గా ఒకేలా; భిన్నమైనదిగా భావించబడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

एकसारखे

अगदी सारखे; वेगळे समजण्यास अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાન

બરાબર એકસરખું; અલગ તરીકે જોવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ

ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ; ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാനമായ

കൃത്യമായി ഒരുപോലെ; വ്യത്യസ്തമായി മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨ

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸਮਾਨ; ਵੱਖਰੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایک جیسی

بالکل یکساں؛ مختلف کے طور پر سمجھا جانے سے قاصر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

完全相同的

完全一样；无法被视为与众不同

🇯🇵Japanese

同一

まったく同じです。違うものとして認識できない

🇰🇷Korean

동일한

완전 똑같네; 다른 것으로 인식될 수 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống hệt nhau

hoàn toàn giống nhau; không thể được coi là khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนกัน

เหมือนกันทุกประการ; ไม่สามารถถูกมองว่าแตกต่างได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

identik

persis sama; tidak mampu dianggap berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

magkapareho

eksaktong magkatulad; hindi kayang ituring na iba

🇲🇾Malay

serupa

betul-betul sama; tidak mampu untuk dianggap sebagai berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطابق

متشابهان تمامًا؛ غير قادر على أن ينظر إليه على أنه مختلف

🇮🇷Persian

یکسان

دقیقاً یکسان؛ ناتوان از درک متفاوت بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

birebir aynı

tamamen aynı; farklı olarak algılanamayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

זֵהֶה

בדיוק דומה; לא מסוגל להיתפס כשונה

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