sameness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈseɪmnəs/ UK /ˈseɪmnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being identical or monotonously unvarying

The endless sameness of the suburbs depressed him.

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1 noun · the quality of being... uniformity monotony identity similarity invariability tedium

Opposites

variety difference diversity change

Word family

Related forms same selfsame

Etymology

From same + -ness; same derives from Old Norse samr, of Proto-Germanic origin, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós ('same'), from the root *sem- ('one, together').

samr Old Norse *sem- Proto-Indo-European

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# sameness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈseɪmnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈseɪmnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being identical or monotonously unvarying

## Examples
- The endless sameness of the suburbs depressed him.

## Synonyms
- uniformity
- monotony
- identity
- similarity
- invariability
- tedium

## Antonyms
- variety
- difference
- diversity
- change

## Related Forms
- same
- selfsame

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: samr
- Root: *sem-

## Etymology
From same + -ness; same derives from Old Norse samr, of Proto-Germanic origin, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós ('same'), from the root *sem- ('one, together').

## AI Etymology
Sameness comes from same + -ness; same derives from Old Norse samr, of Proto-Germanic origin, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós ('same'), from the root *sem- ('one, together'). The historical trail runs through Old Norse samr and Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the quality of being identical or monotonously unvarying. Related forms include same, selfsame.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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