same meaning and definition

SAME noun

Definition of Same (noun)

1. a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
   • synonyms: Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Sami
2. the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
   • synonyms: Lapp, Saame, Saami, Sami

SAME adjective

Definition of same (adjective)

1. same in identity
   • "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"
   • antonym: other
2. closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
   • "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
   • antonym: different
3. equal in amount or value
   • "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"
   • synonyms: like
   • antonym: unlike
4. unchanged in character or nature
   • "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever"