identical, monovular
(adjective) (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; “identical twins are monovular”
identical, superposable
(adjective) coinciding exactly when superimposed; “identical triangles”
identical
(adjective) having properties with uniform values along all axes
identical, indistinguishable
(adjective) exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; “rows of identical houses”; “cars identical except for their license plates”; “they wore indistinguishable hats”
identical, selfsame, very
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
identical (comparative more identical, superlative most identical)
(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
(not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
(not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
(not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
(comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like “A and B are identical”, “A is identical to B”, and, less commonly, “A is identical with B”.
• Adverbs often used with "identical": absolutely, almost, nearly, practically, virtually, substantially.
• (bearing full likeness): same
• (selfsame): same, selfsame
• contrasting
• different
• distinct
• non-identical
• (of twins): dizygotic
identical (plural identicals)
(usually, pluralized, chiefly, philosophy) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
An identical twin.
• ctenidial, diclinate, dinetical
Source: Wiktionary
I*den"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.]
1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing. I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a conviction . . . that I, the same identical person who now remember that event, did then exist. Reid.
2. Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological. When you say body is solid, I say that you make an identical proposition, because it is impossible to have the idea of body without that of solidity. Fleming. Identical equation (Alg.), an equation which is true for all values of the algebraic symbols which enter into it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
