sameness

[seym-nis]

noun

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

2. lack of variety; monotony.

ˈsameness

/ ˈseɪmnɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being the same

2. lack of change; monotony

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈsameness¹

First recorded in 1575–85; same + -ness

Example Sentences

AI turns the infinite diversity that makes humans special into statistically safe sameness.

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The chain presents itself as more local than it is, a feat that’s both amusing and impressive in an era of corporate sameness.

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Once this photo made its way onto the internet, it became a meme of sorts, a symbol of America’s landscape sameness.

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There’s something to the diversity of it all but also to the sameness of everyone and that we’re all in this together.

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“Trees as a species represent this idea of a system that can produce difference infinitely. Rather than calculating these differences and samenesses, I use the shape of the tree and overlap them.”

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Related Words

• monotony 
• predictability 
• repetition 
• uniformity