sameness
the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
lack of variety; monotony.
Origin of sameness
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How to use sameness in a sentence
After two years of relative sameness, my wife and I craved something active, new and different, but not too far from our home in the Netherlands.
A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history | Diane Daniel | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe big red company looms large in the sameness of comic book and graphic novel adaptations.
‘Y: The Last Man’ Is a New Blockbuster TV Series Challenging Gender Identity | Tirhakah Love | September 10, 2021 | The Daily BeastThis week’s Marketoon is all about standing out in a “sea of sameness.”
15 years of Google Trends; Thursday’s daily brief | George Nguyen | August 12, 2021 | Search Engine LandWhile some feminists cheered this development as breaking down an unnatural barrier that kept men and women from reaching their potential, to women like Donnelly it was yet another step toward imposing an unnatural sameness on men and women.
Men-only Selective Service registration may end soon, but the fight will remain | Heather Stur | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostBeing able to find new ways to love it even as its sameness drives us crazy may be a testament to our adaptability.
Homecomings used to feel special. But that was before we spent all our time at home. | Liz Langley | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Such photos generally blur into the sameness of routine, but this particular one is unexpectedly stirring.
In a community that honored sameness over individuality, a boy named Jonas learned the truth—and quickly became our hero.
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry | Marianne Hayes | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEquality, as someone pointed out to me, means sameness and similarity.
There is, from year to year, a sameness to the dire threats from Pyongyang.
North Korea Threatens War, and South Korea Wants Revenge | Gordon G. Chang | April 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut eventually that commitment to ubiquity and sameness killed the company.
The debate which ensued presented much sameness and repetition.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanAgain, there is, in another particular, a remarkable and impressive sameness in the stories related by these wretched girls.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | VariousHence sameness in his work and indifference to the picture he copied.
The Best Portraits in Engraving | Charles SumnerIn spite of this sameness of position they have much spirit and action.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students | Clara Erskine ClementThey are safe where they are, but the days have so much of dull sameness that there is a sore temptation in the unknown peril.
Sword and Gown | George A. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for sameness
/ (ˈseɪmnɪs) /
the state or quality of being the same
lack of change; monotony
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