Sameness

//ˈseɪmnəs// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being the same; identity.

    "All of them agreed that the working-classes must be kept in their place; and all of them perceived that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary."

  2. 2
    the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being equivalent; equality.
  4. 4
    the quality of being alike wordnet
  5. 5
    A tiring lack of variety; monotony.

    "[…] in the time when day follows day in dull, unexpectant sameness, and trial is a dreary routine,—it is then that despair threatens […]"

Synonyms

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monotonymonotonyaccordanceacediaagreementalikeness

Example

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"Life in the ship became nearly as systematically monotonous as the routine of a barrack. I do not mean that it was dull, for it was not entirely so by any means—but there was a good deal of sameness about it."

Etymology

From same + -ness.

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