English · Word Candidate

identical

/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: identicals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có sự tương đồng hoàn toàn với cùng một tập hợp đặc điểm

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Adjective

Examples

My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không khác biệt; giống hệt về bản chất

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Adjective

Examples

The best of the joke, too, is, that the very coal-merchant who is loudest in his complaints against the person who defrauded him, is the identical man who sat in the centre of the very front row of the pit last night and laughed the most boisterously at this very same thing,--and not so well done ei

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có cùng tính chất như một thứ khác

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An identical twin.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hai người cùng sinh đôi giống hệt

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Noun

Examples

Fraternal twins are boy-girl pairs as often as of the same sex, while identicals are necessarily of the same sex, […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “identical” mean?

Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

Is “identical” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.