Entry Word: sameness

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a tedious lack of variety <the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me> — see monotony
2 the state of being exactly alike <the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism> — see identity 1
3 the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality <the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery> — see equivalence