The difference between Different and Selfsame

When used as adjectives, different means not the same, whereas selfsame means precisely the same.

Different is also noun with the meaning: the different ideal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Different and Selfsame

  1. Different as an adjective:

    Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

  2. Different as an adjective:

    Various, assorted, diverse.

  3. Different as an adjective:

    Distinct, separate; .

    Examples:

    "Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time."

  4. Different as an adjective:

    Unlike most others; unusual.

  1. Different as a noun (mathematics):

    The different ideal.

  1. Selfsame as an adjective:

    Precisely the same; the very same; identical.

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