Meaning

5 senses
  1. (not comparable)Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

    My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.

    identisch

    иденти́чныйidentíčnyj, одина́ковыйodinákovyj

    тото́жнийtotóžnyj, одна́ковийodnákovyj, іденти́чнийidentýčnyj

  2. (not comparable)Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.

    иденти́чныйidentíčnyj, тожде́ственныйtoždéstvennyj, тот же са́мыйtot že sámyj

  3. (not comparable)Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

    eineiig

    иденти́чныйidentíčnyj, одноя́йцевыйodnojájcevyj

    однояйце́вийodnojajcévyj

  4. (not comparable)Exactly equivalent.

    gleich

    тожде́ственныйtoždéstvennyj

    тото́жнийtotóžnyj

    coinciding exactly when superimposed

  5. (comparable, rare)Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.

    being the exact same one; not any other:

Examples

111 sentences
  1. Your chair is identical to mine.

    Твій стілець такий самий, як у мене. — deniko

    ruТвой стул такой же, как у меня. — Wezzel

    deDein Stuhl ist identisch mit meinem. — quicksanddiver

  2. Tom and I aren't identical twins.

    Ми з Томом не однояйцеві близнюки. — deniko

  3. Tom and Mary are identical twins.

    Том та Мері — однояйцеві близнюки. — deniko

    deTom und Maria sind eineiige Zwillinge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom might have an identical twin.

  5. Mary and Alice are identical twins.

    Мері та Еліс — ідентичні близнюки. — deniko

    deMaria und Elke sind eineiige Zwillinge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
bearing full likeness:
of twins, such that they share the same genetic code:
Русский
By meaning 3
bearing full likeness:
selfsame:
of twins, such that they share the same genetic code:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
bearing full likeness:
of twins, such that they share the same genetic code:
mathematics: exactly equivalent:

Origin

From identic + -al.

From identic + -al.

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Forms

more identical, most identical
Comparativemore identical Lesson
Superlativemost identical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
bearing full likeness:sameA1
selfsame:selfsame
sharing same genetic code:monozygoticmonovular
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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