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sameness vs similarity

similarity vs sameness

sameness and similarity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sameness Yes No No No
similarity Yes No No No
As nouns, similarity is a hyponym of sameness; that is, similarity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sameness:
  • sameness: the quality of being alike
  • similarity: the quality of being similar
Other hyponyms of sameness include identicalness, identity, indistinguishability, equality.
sameness (noun) similarity (noun)
the quality of being alike the quality of being similar
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
Difference between sameness and similarity

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