samey

English

Etymology

From same +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪmi/
• Rhymes: -eɪmi

Adjective

samey (not comparable)

1. (informal) Exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
   • 2019 May 23, Tony Naylor, “No wonder Jamie’s went bust: Brits have lost their appetite for samey chains”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     This was a bubble, a mass delusion among operators convinced that Britain’s appetite for samey chain restaurants was insatiable.

Derived terms

• sameyness

Translations

without variety

• German: eintönig (de), irgendwie gleich, irgendwie ähnlich

Further reading

• Eric Partridge (2005) “samey”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1664.

Anagrams

• Mayes, Mayse, aymes, seamy, syame