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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024same•ness (sām′nis),USA pronunciation n. - the state or quality of being the same;
identity; uniformity. - lack of variety;
monotony.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈsameness /ˈseɪmnɪs/ n - the state or quality of being the same
- lack of change; monotony
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024same /seɪm/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun* the/this/that/these/those + ~]- identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned:This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- being one or identical though having different names, etc.:the same play with a different title.
- agreeing in kind, amount, etc.:two boxes of the same dimensions.
- unchanged in character, etc.:It's the same town after all these years.
pron. [the + ~] - the same person, thing, or kind of thing:She wants a computer, and I want the same.
Idioms- Idioms all the same:
- anyway;
notwithstanding; nevertheless:I know you're tired, but all the same, I wish you'd stay. - of no difference;
immaterial:It's all the same to me whether you go or not.
- Idioms just the same:
- in the same way.
- nevertheless;
all the same.
- same to you. (used as an answer to a greeting or as a wish for someone):"Happy holidays!'' —"Same to you.''
- the same, in the same manner;
in an identical or similar way:I see the same through your eyeglasses as through mine. same•ness, n. [uncountable]obvious sameness between the two books. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024same (sām),USA pronunciation adj. - identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned:This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.:These are the same rules though differently worded.
- agreeing in kind, amount, etc.;
corresponding:two boxes of the same dimensions. - unchanged in character, condition, etc.:It's the same town after all these years.
pron. - the same person or thing.
- the same kind or category of thing:You're having steak? I'll have the same, but very rare.
- the very person, thing, or set just mentioned:Sighted sub sank same.
- Idioms all the same:
- notwithstanding;
nevertheless:You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same. - of no difference;
immaterial:It's all the same to me whether our team loses or wins.
- Idioms just the same:
- in the same manner.
- nevertheless:It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same.
- the same, in the same manner;
in an identical or similar way:I see the same through your glasses as I do through mine.
- 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English same (adverb, adverbial); cognate with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. corresponding, interchangeable, equal. Same, similar agree in indicating a correspondence between two or more things. Same means alike in kind, degree, quality; that is, identical (with):to eat the same food every day; at the same price.Similar means like, resembling, having certain qualities in common, somewhat the same as, of nearly the same kind as:similar in appearance; Don't treat them as if they were the same when they are only similar.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged different.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unlike.
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