identical

[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den- ]
/ aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- /

adjective

similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
being the very same; selfsame: This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
agreeing exactly: identical opinions.

Origin of identical

1610–20; < Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al1

SYNONYMS FOR identical

3 congruous, congruent, equal, matching.

OTHER WORDS FROM identical

Words nearby identical

idem, idempotent, ident, identi-kit, identic, identical, identical proposition, identical rhyme, identical twin, identical twins, identification

British Dictionary definitions for nonidentical

identical
/ (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) /

adjective

Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individual Cicero and Tully are identical
Also called: quantitatively identical exactly alike, equal, or agreeing
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two Compare fraternal (def. 3)

Derived forms of identical

identically, adverb identicalness, noun

Word Origin for identical

C17: from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem the same

Medical definitions for nonidentical (1 of 2)

nonidentical
[ nŏn′ī-dĕn′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Not being the same; different.
Fraternal, as of twins.

Medical definitions for nonidentical (2 of 2)

identical
[ ī-dĕn′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Exactly equal and alike.
Of or relating to a twin or twins developed from the same fertilized ovum and having the same genetic makeup and closely similar appearance; monozygotic.