sameness

noun

same·​ness ˈsām-nəs How to pronounce sameness (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
2

Examples of sameness in a Sentence

the sameness of the two methods There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.
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What makes his writing distinctive is not its sameness but rather its range and variety. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Everyone can participate without drowning in a sea of sameness, à la the Labubu epidemic of 2025. Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025 Between that and the fact that Swift, in costume, is the only figure in them (though she’s often multiplied), there’s a samey-sameness to the presentation that starts to make the effect into that of a single extended video. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 That tension between chance and control, the composer’s command over so many swarms of sound, gives the work both its overwhelming scope and its disappointing sense of sameness. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sameness

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sameness was in 1581

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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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sameness

noun
same·​ness ˈsām-nəs How to pronounce sameness (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being the same : identity
2

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