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Selfsame (Adjective)

Meaning

Being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The detective found the selfsame piece of torn fabric at both crime scenes.
  • She quoted the selfsame phrase her grandmother used to say to her.
  • The selfsame problem that plagued the company last year has resurfaced.
  • The tourists visited the selfsame castle that had been in their family for generations.
  • The artist used the selfsame colors and brushes as the famous painter who inspired her.

Synonyms

  • Identical
  • Very

Related Words

  • Selfsameness (noun)
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