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 sameness¹

First recorded in 1575–85; same + -ness

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

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

From Salon

It’s a refrain that speaks to something both comforting and unsettling — a shared landscape of sameness stretching coast to coast.

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

“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.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• monotony 
• predictability 
• repetition 
• uniformity