sameness

noun

same·​ness ˈsām-nəs 

1

: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity

2

: monotony, uniformity

Synonyms

• humdrum
• monotone
• monotonousness
• monotony

Example Sentences

the sameness of the two methods

There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, there’s a structural sameness that saps the sense of anything-can-happen surprise. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023

Many automakers improve their cars by forever chasing the Holy Grail of refinement, a strategy that tends to push many designs toward a certain sameness. —Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023

The idea of sameness, of homogenization, comes with digital. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022

That process destroyed the perfect sameness of hot, melted nothing, just as freezing imposes structure on water. —WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022

This dual story has a sort of rigid, inflexible sameness — maybe all unhappy relationships are unhappy in the same way, at least in writer Jez Butterworth’s vision of things. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022

My mind really goes haywire with too much comfort; too much sameness and stability. —Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022

In the green sameness of late summer, any plant with extra pizzazz stands out. —Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022

There's a sameness to electric acceleration, but AMG makes an effort to hold onto its history of rear-wheel-drive excitement in Sport and Sport+ modes. —Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sameness

noun

same·​ness ˈsām-nəs 

1

: the quality or state of being the same : identity

2

: monotony sense 2, uniformity