Selfsame

Alternative forms

• self-same

Origin

From Middle English selfsame, from earlier selve same, equivalent to self + same or - + same. Compare Old High German selbsama ("selfsame, identical"), Danish selvsamme ("selfsame, identical"), English selfsome (""). More at self, same.

Full definition of selfsame

Adjective

1. Precisely the same; the very same; identical.

Synonyms

• same
• identical

Antonyms

• different
• other

Derived terms

• selfsameness

Anagrams

• fameless