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单词 samey
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Definition of samey in English:

samey

adjectivesamiest, samier ˈseɪmi
British informal
  • Lacking in variety; monotonous.

    dance music all sounds rather samey to me
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He finds their look contrived, their music empty, their songs too samey and their CD overhyped.
    • Unlike the beer, the background music is too samey (slick and bland ambient and dance sounds, albeit pretty unobtrusive).
    • Tim has little time for supermarkets because they are ‘getting very samey in what they sell’.
    • I have played the album quite a few times, and am happy to listen all the way through, but the middle of the album does seem a bit samey.
    • The difference culturally has also been very interesting, and at times we would have to admit that African food has been at best a bit samey!
    Synonyms
    tedious, dull, monotonous

Derivatives

  • sameyness

  • noun
    British informal
    • To make the books balance every show has to have all the employed actors in it which can lead to repetition and sameyness in the work.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Downers? How could there be downers? But maybe the clichéd plot, the tedium, the mind-numbing sameyness about the whole game could be considered a downer.
      • For the most part these aren't radical reworkings, although the omnipresent parping horns and hammering keys at times mean the sound approaches showband-esque sameyness, and a couple of tracks are marred by ham-fisted editing.
      • For years bookselling in this country was the antithesis of samey but as Waterstone's became a massive corporate presence they started consolidating their business bringing in elements of sameyness.

Rhymes

Amy, cockamamie, flamy, gamy, Jamie, Mamie
 
 
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