Sameness

Definitions: Sameness

Sameness

Noun

1. The quality of being alike: "sameness of purpose kept them together".

2. The quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served".

Date "sameness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Synonym: Sameness

Synonym: monotony (n). (additional references)

Antonym: difference (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Identity	Noun: identity, sameness; coincidence, coalescence; convertibility; equality; selfness, self, oneself; identification.
Similarity	Repetition; sameness; (identity); uniformity; isogamy.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Sameness

English words defined with "sameness": Equipollency ♦ Homoeomerical, Homonymy ♦ identicalness, identity, indistinguishability ♦ monotony ♦ Sameliness ♦ varied. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Occasions of Identity: A Study in the Metaphysics of Persistence, Change, and Sameness (reference) Race/Sex: Their Sameness, Difference, and Interplay (Thinking Gender (Paper)) (reference) Sameness and Difference: Problems and Potentials in South African Civil Society (Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series Ii, Africa, Vol. 6) (reference) Sameness and Substance (reference) Umbr(a): Sameness (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Francesco Petrarch	Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Sameness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sameness" is used about 69 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	69	40,280

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "sameness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		njëtrajtshmëri (equability, monotony, uniformity), njëjtësi (identity), ngjashmëri (analogy, correspondence, identity, image, kinship, likeness, parallel, parallelism, propinquity, resemblance, similarity, similitude), gjasim (affinity, identity, likeness, resemblance, similarity). (various references)

Arabic		‏تماثل (community, homogeneity, identification, identify, identity, like, likeness, oneness, resemble, self identification, similarity, symmetry, sympathize, uniformity), ‏رتابة (bureaucracy, flatness, humdrum, monotony, routine, tempo), ‏شبه (affinity, assimilate, compare, comparison, feature, imagine, like, liken, likeness, parallelism, propinquity, quasi-, resemblance, resemble, resole, semblance, similarity, similitude, take after). (various references)

Bulgarian		сходство (affinity, agreement, analogy, comparison, congeniality, congruence, convergence, likeness, resemblance, similarity), тъждественост (identity), монотонност (humdrum, monotony), еднообразие (dead level, ding-dong, flatness, humdrum, jogtrot, monotony, tedium, uniformity), еднаквост (equality, identity, oneness, parity, uniformity), идентичност (identity). (various references)

Chinese		千篇一律. (various references)

Czech		totožnost (identity, oneness). (various references)

Finnish		samuus (identity), yksitoikkoisuus (monotony). (various references)

French		similitude, uniformité, monotonie. (various references)

German		Gleicheit. (various references)

Greek		ομοιότητα (affinity, closeness, likeness, resemblance, semblance, similarity, similitude). (various references)

Hebrew		ז�"ות (identity, oneness), ח�" �'ו� יות (humdrum, monotony, uniformity). (various references)

Hungarian		azonosság (congeniality, identity, oneness). (various references)

Indonesian		kesamaan (analogue, similiarity). (various references)

Italian		uniformit� (equability, evenness, uniformity, unity), monotonia (dullness, humdrum, monotony). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		同一 (equality, fairness, identity, similarity). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		どういつ (equality, fairness, identity, similarity). (various references)

Manx		unnaneys (identity, oneness, singular, singularize), ayndid. (various references)

Pig Latin		amenesssay.(various references)

Portuguese		semelhança (affinity, community, identikit, likeness, Park, portrait, resemblance, semblance, similarity, similitude), uniformidade (consistence, consistency, uniformity), monotonia (blankness, dead level, drab, draggle-tail, humdrum, insipidity, monotone, monotype, platitude, traipse, vapidity), igualdade (equality, equalization, equation, flatness, par, parity), identidade (idea, identity, identity card). (various references)

Romanian		uniformitate (conformity, equability, evenness, uniformity), monotonie (drab, monotone, monotony), identitate (identity, oneness), egalitate (conformity, draw, equality, identity, par, parity, regularity, resemblance, similarity, tie, uniformity), asemãnare (approach, comparison, congeniality, image, kindred, likeness, parallel, parallelism, propinquity, resemblance, semblance, similarity, similitude). (various references)

Russian		сходство (affinities, affinity, alikeness, analogy, congeniality, kinship, resemblance, semblance, similarities, similarity, similitude, simulitude). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		jednolikost (humdrum, monotone, uniformity, weariness), jednakost (equality, even, par, parity). (various references)

Spanish		similaridad, monotonía (dreariness, monotone, monotony), igualdad (coolness, dead heat, draw, equability, equality, equalization, evenness, par, parity, smoothness). (various references)

Swedish		enformighet (dullness, monotony, uniformity). (various references)

Turkish		tekdüzelik (flatness, monotony, rut, squirrel cage, uniformity), monotonluk (dinginess, dryness, flatness, monotone, monotonous, monotony, squirrel cage, tameness, uniformity), benzerlik (affinity, analogy, approach, community, comparison, conformity, congeniality, identity, kinship, likeness, mimicry, parallel, parallelism, parity, propinquity, resemblance, similar, similarity, similitude), aynılık (identity, similar, uniformity). (various references)

Ukranian		схожість (affinity, analogy, appetency, comparison, likeness, propinquity, resemblance, similarity, similitude), тотожність (identity, oneness), одноманітність (dead level, equality, uniformity). (various references)

Vietnamese		tính như nhau, tính giống nhau (analogousness, uniformity), tính cũng thế, tính đơn điệu tính không thay đổi, tính đều đều (regularity, uniformity). (various references)

Welsh		unrhywiaeth (monotony). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "sameness": samenesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "sameness": selfsameness. (additional references)
	Words containing "sameness": selfsamenesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Sameness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Saanens, sadeness, sameyness, Siemsens. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "sameness" (pronounced sā"mnus)
4	-m n u s	alumnus, calmness, firmness, grimness, numbness, randomness, wholesomeness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-m-n-s-s-s"
	-1 letter: messans, sesames.
	-2 letters: enemas, manses, masses, mensae, mensas, menses, mesnes, messan, messes, nesses, seamen, semens, senses, sesame.
	-3 letters: amens, asses, eases, enema, esses, manes, manse, masse, means, mensa, mense, mesas, mesne, names, neems, nemas, sanes, seams, seems, semen, semes, sensa, sense.
	-4 letters: amen, anes, ease, emes, eses, maes, mane, mans, mass, mean, mesa, mess, name, neem, nema, ness, same, sane, sans, sass, seam, seas, seem, seen, sees, seme, sene.
	-5 letters: ane, ass, eme, ems, ens, ess, mae, man, mas, men, nae, nam, nee, sae, sea, see, sen.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-m-n-s-s-s"
	+1 letter: madnesses, seaminess.
	+2 letters: assessment, calmnesses, dampnesses, gamenesses, gaminesses, jessamines, lamenesses, malenesses, matinesses, mazinesses, meannesses, messalines, samenesses, steaminess, tamenesses, warmnesses.
	+3 letters: aimlessness, amplenesses, assessments, awesomeness, balminesses, campinesses, encompasses, foaminesses, hamminesses, humannesses, manginesses, manlinesses, massiveness, mateynesses, meatinesses, seaminesses, smallnesses, smartnesses.
	+4 letters: absenteeisms, assuagements, basementless, clamminesses, creaminesses, dismalnesses, disseminates, dreaminesses, essentialism, famousnesses, fearsomeness, femalenesses, formalnesses, gamesomeness, gladsomeness, handsomeness, harmlessness, humanenesses, lemongrasses, manageresses, manfulnesses, markednesses, marshinesses, masterliness, meagernesses, misfeasances, namelessness, randomnesses, reassessment, seamlessness, selfsameness, semidarkness, shamefulness, smarminesses, steaminesses, subbasements, swampinesses.
	+5 letters: aimlessnesses, amativenesses, amiablenesses, amorousnesses, amusingnesses, animatenesses, awesomenesses, blamelessness, chastisements, compactnesses, dreamlessness, essentialisms, estimableness, harmfulnesses, impassiveness, inhumannesses, leishmaniases, loathsomeness, mannishnesses, marchionesses, marvelousness, massivenesses, masterfulness, mastersingers, mawkishnesses, miserableness, misstatements, movablenesses, mundanenesses, reassessments, reassignments, salmonelloses, shamelessness, squeamishness, supersalesman, supersalesmen, unmanlinesses, wearisomeness, womanlinesses.
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