selfsameness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English selfsame Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English selfsameness From selfsame + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of two or more appearances of being of the selfsame underlying object; sameness as regards self or identity; identity; identicality.
There is no doubt about the selfsameness of the morning Sun with the evening Sun.
Now the first condition of the possibility of my guiltiness, or of my becoming a subject for moral imputation, is my self-sameness; I must be throughout one identical person.
1876, F. H. Bradley, Ethical Studies:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-sameness | alternative | lexicographic |