Sameness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being alike

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪmnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪmnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪmnəs/.

Examples

sameness of purpose kept them together
he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

monotony humdrum

Antonyms

difference

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being alike “sameness of purpose kept them together”
noun	the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety “he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work”

Word Forms

same

adjective

closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gleichheit

die Qualität des Gleichseins

🇫🇷French

similitude

la qualité d'être pareil

🇪🇸Spanish

igualdad

la cualidad de ser parecido

🇮🇹Italian

identità

la qualità di essere simili

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijkheid

de kwaliteit van het gelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

mesmice

a qualidade de ser igual

🇷🇺Russian

одинаковость

качество быть похожими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानता

एक जैसे होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

একইতা

সমান হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒற்றுமை

ஒரே மாதிரியாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సారూప్యత

ఒకేలా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

समानता

समान असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાનતા

સમાન હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನತೆ

ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാനത

ഒരുപോലെ ആയിരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨਤਾ

ਸਮਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یکسانیت

یکساں ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相同性

相似的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

同一性

似ているという性質

🇰🇷Korean

동일성

비슷하다는 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giống nhau

chất lượng giống nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหมือนกัน

คุณภาพของความเหมือนกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesamaan

kualitas menjadi sama

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakapareho

ang kalidad ng pagiging magkatulad

🇲🇾Malay

kesamaan

kualiti menjadi serupa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشابه

جودة التشابه

🇮🇷Persian

یکسانی

کیفیت شبیه بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

aynılık

benzer olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זֶהוּת

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The primary meaning of 'sameness' is 'the quality of being alike'.

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In which domain is the word 'sameness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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