Identical — I*den tic*al, a. [Cf. F. identique. See {Identity}.] 1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing. [1913 Webster] I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a conviction . . . that I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
identical — I adjective alike, coequal, comparable, congeneric, congenerous, consimilar, consubstantial, duplicate, equal, equivalent, exact, exactly alike, exactly the same, faithful, homogeneous, idem, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, matching,… … Law dictionary
identical — (adj.) 1610s, as a term in logic, from M.L. identicus the same, from L.L. identitas identity, sameness, ultimately from comb. form of L. idem the same (from id it, that one; see ID (Cf. id)) + demonstrative suffix dem. General sense of being the… … Etymology dictionary
identical — 1 also identic selfsame, *same, very, equivalent, equal, tantamount Analogous words: corresponding, correlative, convertible (see RECIPROCAL) Antonyms: diverse Contrasted words: *different, disparate, divergent: *distinct, separate, several 2 * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
identical — [adj] alike, equal carbon copy*, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact, identic,indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, like two peas in a pod*, look alike, matching, same, same difference*, selfsame,… … New thesaurus
identical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) exactly alike or the same. 2) (of twins) developed from a single fertilized ovum, and therefore of the same sex and usually very similar in appearance. DERIVATIVES identically adverb. ORIGIN Latin identicus, from identitas (see… … English terms dictionary
identical — [ī den′ti kəl] adj. [ IDENTIC + AL] 1. the very same 2. exactly alike or equal: often followed by with or to 3. designating twins, always of the same sex, developed from a single fertilized ovum and very much alike in physical appearance: cf.… … English World dictionary
identical — 01. [Identical] twins develop from the equal division of a fertilized egg. 02. A nylon thread is stronger than a steel wire of [identical] weight. 03. They live in a housing development where all the homes look [identical]. 04. The bridesmaids… … Grammatical examples in English
identical — i|den|ti|cal [aıˈdentıkəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: identicus, from Late Latin identitas; IDENTITY] exactly the same, or very similar ▪ four identical houses identical to/with ▪ Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost… … Dictionary of contemporary English
identical — adj. identical to, with (his hat is identical to mine) * * * [aɪ dentɪk(ə)l] with (his hat is identical to mine) identical to … Combinatory dictionary
