同質(どうしつ)

どうしつ
noun, na-adjective
same quality; homogeneous
formaldescriptiveevaluation
1. same quality; same nature; homogeneous
Being of the same kind or character as something else, with no real difference between the members of a group. Often used critically of groups, products, or ideas that have all become alike.
二(ふた)つは同質(どうしつ)の問題(もんだい)だ。
The two are the same kind of problem.
同質(どうしつ)なメンバーばかりでは新(あたら)しい発想(はっそう)が生(う)まれにくい。
When all the members are alike, new ideas are hard to come by.
どの店(みせ)も同(おな)じような商品(しょうひん)を並(なら)べるようになり、市場(しじょう)の同質化(どうしつか)が進(すす)んでいる。
Every store has started stocking the same sort of goods, and the market is becoming more and more uniform.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 均質(きんしつ): uniform throughout, said of a material or product with no uneven parts; 同質(どうしつ) compares two or more things and says they are of one kind
  • 異質(いしつ): the opposite, of a different nature, out of place

Related Words

Compare: 均質(きんしつ) (uniform throughout, said of a material…)
Antonym: 異質(いしつ) (the opposite, of a different nature…)
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