sameness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈseɪmnəs/ UK /ˈseɪmnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being identical or monotonously unvarying The endless sameness of the suburbs depressed him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... uniformitymonotonyidentitysimilarityinvariabilitytedium ↔ Opposites varietydifferencediversitychange Word family Related forms sameselfsame Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown