Dictionary

identical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

Etymology

From identic + -al.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
   • By this means as many absolutely identical plates can be produced as may be required, and being hardened they will yield a very large number of prints without any appreciable deterioration. 1911, “Bank-Notes”, in Encyclopædia Britannica:
   • The zygote soon divides into two identical cells. 1988, John Byrum, Cells:
   • For example, assume that 10000 identical chairs were produced through incurring the following costs:... 1972, James H. Rossell, William Wayne Frasure, Managerial Accounting:
   • My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.
2. (not-comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
   • These men were grandsons of a certain Guntram, who, according to some authorities, is identical with a Count Guntram who flourished during the reign of the emperor Otto the Great, and whose ancestry can be traced back to the time of the Merovingian kings. 1911, Arthur William Holland, “Habsburg”, in Encyclopædia Britannica:
   • Nor could I myself look upon this man without some emotion, for he seemed to be the identical person who had picked up the ragged tunic in the lonely wood, and, as a matter of fact, he was! 1922, Petronius, Satyricon, translation of original by W. C. Firebaugh:
   • The best of the joke, too, is, that the very coal-merchant who is loudest in his complaints against the person who defrauded him, is the identical man who sat in the centre of the very front row of the pit last night and laughed the most boisterously at this very same thing,--and not so well done either. 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pantomime of Life:
3. (not-comparable) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
4. (not-comparable) Exactly equivalent.
5. (comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
   • The terms of Article 8th are still more identical. 1788, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, The Federalist, section XLI:

Forms

Antonyms

non-identical · contrasting · opposite · distinct · different

Coordinates

dizygotic (of twins)

Deriveds

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

Relateds

identify · identity

Synonyms

selfsame (selfsame) · identical · monozygotic (sharing same genetic code) · same (selfsame) · nondifferent · undifferentiated · undifferent · same (bearing full likeness) · indifferent · self · one and the same · monovular (sharing same genetic code)

Translations (127)

fi samanlainen (bearing full likeness) · pt idênticas (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · lb eeneeëg (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · uk одна́ковий (bearing full likeness) · hu egyező (selfsame) · bg тъждествен (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · pl jednaki (bearing full likeness) · vi hệt (bearing full likeness) · de eineiig (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · fi identtinen (bearing full likeness) · th เดียวกัน (bearing full likeness) · fr mono-ovulaire (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · nb enegget (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · ru иденти́чный (bearing full likeness) · ja そっくりの (bearing full likeness) · vi y hệt (bearing full likeness) · ja 一卵性の (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · nn identisk (bearing full likeness) · kk барабар (bearing full likeness) · nl identieke (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · hu egypetéjű (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · pl identyczny (bearing full likeness) · gd aon (bearing full likeness) · fi samamunainen (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · tr tıpa tıp aynı (bearing full likeness) · fr identique (selfsame) · cs jednovaječný (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · fi identtinen (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · ga comhionann (bearing full likeness) · mi oropapa (bearing full likeness) · fr identique (bearing full likeness) · hu ugyanaz (selfsame) · eo identa (bearing full likeness) · eo unuovola (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · fr la même (selfsame) · ko 동일한 (bearing full likeness) · ko 바로 그 (selfsame) · fr le même (selfsame) · de gleich (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · ru иденти́чный (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · es idéntico (bearing full likeness) · it monozigoti (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · uk тото́жний (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · bg еднакъв (bearing full likeness) · hu ugyanilyen (bearing full likeness) · el απαράλλακτος (bearing full likeness) · gl idéntico (bearing full likeness) · vi đồng nhất (bearing full likeness) · kk ұқсас (bearing full likeness) · it identico (bearing full likeness) · ne उस्ताउस्तै (bearing full likeness) · eo ekzakte la sama (bearing full likeness) · pl identyczny (selfsame) · ru одина́ковый (bearing full likeness) · pt idêntico (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · ast cuspíu (bearing full likeness) · fr les mêmes (selfsame) · hu ugyanolyan (bearing full likeness) · tl kasiyanga (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · pl przystający (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · pt idêntica (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · hu azonos (selfsame) · ca idèntic (bearing full likeness) · hu megegyező (selfsame) · ru тот же са́мый (selfsame) · mk идентичен (bearing full likeness) · uk іденти́чний (bearing full likeness) · nn einegga (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · gd ceudna (bearing full likeness) · bg идентичен (bearing full likeness) · nl identieke (bearing full likeness) · da identisk (bearing full likeness) · fi identtinen (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · de identisch (bearing full likeness) · fi sama (selfsame) · ru тожде́ственный (selfsame) · da enægget (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · ast idénticu (bearing full likeness) · it monovulari (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · pt idêntico (bearing full likeness) · es clónico (bearing full likeness) · gd ceart (bearing full likeness) · cmn 同卵 (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · bg еднояйчен (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · pt idênticos (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · cs identický (bearing full likeness) · fr monozygote (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · eo egala (bearing full likeness) · cs shodný (bearing full likeness) · ja 同一の (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · cs totožný (selfsame) · ko 동일한 (selfsame) · sv enäggstvilling (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · ja 同一の (bearing full likeness) · eo identa (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · cy unwy (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · nl identiek (bearing full likeness) · hu identikus (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · gd dearbh (bearing full likeness) · nb enegga (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · bg същият (selfsame) · sv identisk (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · sv identisk (bearing full likeness) · nl eeneiig (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · tr eşit (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · nl identiek (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · pl jednakowy (selfsame) · uk тото́жний (bearing full likeness) · ru одноя́йцевый (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · af identiese (bearing full likeness) · kk бірдей (bearing full likeness) · uk однояйце́вий (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · pl jednaki (selfsame) · ko 동일한 (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · pl jednojajowy (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · km ដូចគ្នា (bearing full likeness) · hu egyforma (bearing full likeness) · ko 똑같은 (bearing full likeness) · cmn 同一 (bearing full likeness) · fr monovulaire (of twins, such that they share the same genetic code) · ru иденти́чный (selfsame) · ru тожде́ственный (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · cmn 相同 (bearing full likeness) · nb identisk (bearing full likeness) · ko 항등의 (mathematics: exactly equivalent) · pl jednakowy (bearing full likeness) · tr aynı (bearing full likeness)

identical en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

Etymology

From identic + -al.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:usually pluralized) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
2. An identical twin.
   • Fraternal twins are boy-girl pairs as often as of the same sex, while identicals are necessarily of the same sex, […] 2014, Robert S. Woodworth, Donald G. Marquis, Psychology (Psychology Revivals): A Study of Mental Life, page 171:
3. A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".
   • The strictest construction of the rule requires complete and unvarying repetition of end-words, but some license is granted in the use of identicals. 1992, Clarence Hugh Holman, William Harmon, A Handbook to Literature, page 439:

Forms

Deriveds

indiscernibility of identicals