English Explanatory Dictionary

identical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
  2. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
  3. Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
  4. Exactly equivalent.
  5. Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
noun
  1. Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
  2. An identical twin.
  3. A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".

Pronunciation

/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ /aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-identical.wav

Word forms

identical more identical most identical identicals

Etymology

From identic + -al.

Synonyms

identical indifferent nondifferent one and the same self undifferent undifferentiated same selfsame monozygotic monovular

Antonyms

contrasting different distinct non-identical opposite

Related words

identify identity

Derived words

alloidentical bioidentical half-identical haploidentical identical by descent identical by state identicalism identicality identically identicalness identical twin nonidentical self-identical semi-identical semperidentical unidentical indiscernibility of identicals
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