selfsame
1Selfsame — Self same, a. [Self, a. + same.] Precisely the same; the very same; identical. [1913 Webster] His servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Matt. viii. 13. [1913 Webster] …
2selfsame — ► ADJECTIVE (the selfsame) ▪ the very same …
3selfsame — identical, early 15c., from SELF (Cf. self) + SAME (Cf. same). Written as two words until c.1600 …
4selfsame — *same, very, identical, identic, equivalent, equal, tantamount Analogous words: alike, *like, identical, uniform Antonyms: diverse …
5selfsame — [self′sām΄] adj. exactly the same; identical; (the) very same SYN. SAME selfsameness n …
6selfsame — adjective Date: 15th century being the one mentioned or in question ; identical < left the selfsame day > Synonyms: see same • selfsameness noun …
7selfsame — self|same [ˈselfseım] adj [only before noun] written exactly the same ▪ two great victories on the selfsame day …
8selfsame — self|same [ self,seım ] adjective only before noun FORMAL used for emphasizing that something is exactly the same as another thing: He asked me the selfsame question …
9selfsame — adjective (only before noun) literary exactly the same: two great victories on the selfsame day …
10selfsame — UK [ˈselfseɪm] / US [ˈselfˌseɪm] adjective [only before noun] formal used for emphasizing that something is exactly the same as another thing He asked me the selfsame question …
