sameish
sameish adjective: basically the same; somewhat similar; rather alike.
Adjective
sameish (comparative more sameish, superlative most sameish)
- Basically the same; somewhat similar; rather alike.
- They all look alike, have about the same tone and the same color, and indeed they are very sameish all around.1899, Brush and pencil
- Dressed like my mother, except all in green—green knit top, sameish green trousers.2005, Philip Galanes, Father's Day
- Run-of-the-mill; ordinary; usual.
- Otherwise, with the sameish meals and the utterly sameish pattern, the patternless days, I might lose count, lose my bearings, they might trick me.1994, Lesley Glaister, Partial eclipse
- Undergraduates are grouped in rather sameish groups to do rather sameish things. You are there because you fit in.2004, Hannah Adcock, Twentysomething: A Survivor's Guide
- Dull; drab; boring; typical; not exciting.
- For example, readers might say they love a post you've written on headlines, because they're finding that their headlines are becoming stale and “sameish.”2012, Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett, ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
Forms of sameish
| comparative | more sameish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sameish |
Origin of sameish
From same + -ish.
Words formed from sameish
Questions about sameish
- What does sameish mean?
- Sameish means basically the same; somewhat similar; rather alike.
- What part of speech is sameish?
- Sameish is an adjective.
Words near sameish in the dictionary
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