Selfsame
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɛlfseɪm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Selfsame is an adjective meaning Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.
Meaning
Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same person or thing.
Example Sentences
For both of you are Birds of ſelfe-ſame Feather.
He trod the very ſelf-ſame ground you tread, / And victory refuted all he ſaid.
He and his Horse, were of a piece. / One Spirit did inform them both, / The self-same Vigor, Fury, Wroth: […]
Mine be the strength of spirit fierce and free, / Like some broad river rushing down alone, / With the selfsame impulse wherewith he was thrown / From his loud fount upon the echoing lea:— […]
Word Forms
- self same
- self-same
- selfsames
Synonyms for selfsame
Depending on context, synonyms include identical, indifferent, nondifferent, self, undifferent, undifferentiated.
Antonyms for selfsame
Common opposites include other, different, differing, dissimilar, diverse, unalike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include same, identical, very, even, self-same, selflike.
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