English noun: sameness | |||
1. | sameness (attribute) the quality of being alike | ||
Samples | Sameness of purpose kept them together. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | equality, identicalness, identity, indistinguishability, similarity | ||
Attribute | same | ||
Antonyms | difference | ||
2. | sameness (attribute) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | ||
Samples | He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work. He was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners. He hated the sameness of the food the college served. | ||
Synonyms | humdrum, monotony | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unvariedness | ||