Identical
[aɪ'dentɪk(ə)l] or [aɪ'dɛntɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; 'identical twins are monovular' .
(adj.) coinciding exactly when superimposed; 'identical triangles' .
(adj.) having properties with uniform values along all axes .
(adj.) exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; 'rows of identical houses'; 'cars identical except for their license plates'; 'they wore indistinguishable hats' .
(adj.) being the exact same one; not any other:; 'this is the identical room we stayed in before'; 'the themes of his stories are one and the same'; 'saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers'; 'on this very spot'; 'the very thing he said yesterday'; 'the very man I want to see' .
Typist: Sean--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing.
(a.) Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Same, selfsame, very same, one and the same, exactly the same, not different.
Checked by Adrienne
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Same, selfsame, particular
ANT:Different, separate, contrary
Editor: Nancy
Examples
- The results were identical. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He had seen the prisoner show these identical lists to French gentlemen at Calais, and similar lists to French gentlemen, both at Calais and Boulogne. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But after all, cases are like, not identical. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The identical place, my dear Sir,' replied Perker, tapping the lid of his snuff-box. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Chemical analysis shows oleomargarine to have substantially the same constituents and in almost the identical proportions of pure butter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- What were my feelings, when I recognized my own flowers; the identical Covent Garden Market purchase! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The identical minute. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mentally, the likeness between them, as Newland was aware, was less complete than their identical mannerisms often made it appear. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- But no matter where the voices start, the intervals are always identical. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Are these imprints similar to mine or Monsieur Tarzan's or can you say that they are identical with either? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I have made the identical observation to Mr. Micawber. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He put his hand into the pocket, and drew forth the identical letter the old gentleman had described! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No two people born into the world probably have ever had identical lines upon all their digits. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Tells Podsnap that their political opinions are identical. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Was he identical with God or separate from God? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The physical structure of their bodies seemed identical with those of the therns, the red men, and my own. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You cannot have been prepared, my dearest, for such a discovery as that this mysterious Mr Handford was identical with your husband? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- From this could be molded, or cast, positive copies which would be identical with the original. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The two were identical in all but one particular. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- To him also came a message identical with that sent to Heraclius. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It shows that mind and intelligent or purposeful engagement in a course of action into which things enter are identical. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Not only is social life identical with communication, but all communication (and hence all genuine social life) is educative. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The tradition that this is the identical spot of the mocking is a very ancient one. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The social interest, identical in its deepest meaning with a moral interest, is necessarily supreme with man. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Another rival was the saw-gin, which was almost identical with Whitney’s gin, except that the saw-teeth were cut in circular rings of iron instead of being made of wire. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I laid the two tresses together, and I assure you that they were identical. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It will be perceived that in the Bell telephone both transmitter and receiver were of identical construction. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Taking an attitude is by no means identical with being conscious of one's attitude. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The moral and the social quality of conduct are, in the last analysis, identical with each other. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There was no certainty that the one lady and gentleman were identical with the other pair, but there was great probability. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Editor: Nancy