sameness

[ seym-nis ]

/ ˈseɪm nɪs /

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noun

the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.

lack of variety; monotony.

Nearby words

same here, same old story, the, same to you, same-sex, samekh, sameness, samey, samfoo, samhain, samhita, sami

Origin of sameness

First recorded in 1575–85; same + -ness

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Examples from the Web for sameness

Such photos generally blur into the sameness of routine, but this particular one is unexpectedly stirring.
The President and the Tow Truck Driver|Michael Daly|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
But eventually that commitment to ubiquity and sameness killed the company.
Can Walmart Change?|Megan McArdle|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Sanchez is optimistic about his future, which is a good sign for the media, which needs a shock to its sameness.
Rick Sanchez Licks His Wounds|Adam Hanft|January 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

All this sameness in diversity disappears when we turn to theology.
Religion and Theology: A Sermon for the Times|John Tulloch
The consequence is that there is a sameness about them which becomes at last distasteful.
Modern Women and What is Said of Them|Anonymous
To this we reply: 'On account of the sameness of name and form.'
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut
Indistinct′ness, Indistinc′tion, confusion: absence of distinction, sameness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
It was in the young curve of her cheeks, the blue of her eyes, and a sameness of rounded proportions, that the resemblance lay.
Mountain Blood|Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for sameness

sameness

/ (ˈseɪmnɪs) /

noun

the state or quality of being the same

lack of change; monotony

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