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identicalexactly the same in every detail

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: exactly the same in every detail

Pronunciation (IPA): /aɪˈdentɪkəl/

Korean meaning: 모든 면에서 완전히 같은

Korean pronunciation: 아이-덴-티-컬 (강세: 덴)

Example Sentences

  • My password and my friend's password are identical - we both use 'password123'.
  • The two smartphones look identical, but one costs twice as much.
  • Every morning, the office workers wear identical expressions of coffee desperation.

identical

ADJECTIVE

//aɪˈdentɪkəl//

exactly the same in every detail

identical concept
💡 Concept

exactly the same in every detail

identical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Identical labs, but is it ethical?

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/aɪˈdentɪkəl/
🇬🇧 UK/aɪˈdentɪkəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootident
Suffix--ical

Origin

From Medieval Latin 'identicus', derived from Latin 'idem' meaning 'the same'. The suffix '-ical' is an adjective-forming suffix meaning 'of or pertaining to'.

🎵Rhyme

eticaletical
etical
etical

🔗Collocations

identical twins
identical results
identical copies
virtually identical
identical in every way
identical to

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My password and my friend's password are identical - we both use 'password123'.

The two smartphones look identical, but one costs twice as much.

😄 Fun example

Every morning, the office workers wear identical expressions of coffee desperation.

The test results were identical across all samples.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sameequalequivalentmatchingduplicate

Antonyms

differentdistinctunique

Related

similarityidentitytwincopyreplica

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