identicalness C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /aɪˈdɛntɪkəlnəs/ UK /aɪˈdɛntɪkəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being exactly the same The identicalness of the twins fooled even their teachers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being exactly... samenessidentityequivalenceuniformity ↔ Opposites differencedistinctnessdisparity Word family Related forms identicalidentityidentically Etymology AI details From identical + -ness, ultimately from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same'). identitas Late Latin idem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # identicalness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /aɪˈdɛntɪkəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /aɪˈdɛntɪkəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being exactly the same ## Examples - The identicalness of the twins fooled even their teachers. ## Synonyms - sameness - identity - equivalence - uniformity ## Antonyms - difference - distinctness - disparity ## Related Forms - identical - identity - identically ## Roots and Affixes - Root: identitas - Root: idem ## Etymology From identical + -ness, ultimately from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same'). ## AI Etymology Identicalness comes from identical + -ness, ultimately from Late Latin identitas ('sameness'), from Latin idem ('the same'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the state of being exactly the same", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Late Latin identitas and Latin idem. Related words include identical, identity, identically. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown