Meaning & Definition of Identical in English
English⟶
Identical
/aɪdɛntɪkəl/
adjective
1. Exactly alike
- Incapable of being perceived as different
- "Rows of identical houses"
- "Cars identical except for their license plates"
- "They wore indistinguishable hats"
synonym:
- identical,
- indistinguishable
2. 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"
synonym:
- identical,
- selfsame(a),
- very(a)
3. (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
- "Identical twins are monovular"
synonym:
- identical,
- monovular
4. Having properties with uniform values along all axes
synonym:
- identical
5. Coinciding exactly when superimposed
- "Identical triangles"
synonym:
- identical,
- superposable
Examples of using
No two words are identical in meaning.
Your chair is identical to mine.
Your chair is identical to mine.