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• uniform
  uniform

  adjective

  identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
• Uniform
  Uniform

  noun

  communications a code word for the letter u

uniform

American  

[yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈju nəˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.

   uniform spelling;

   a uniform building code.

2. without variations in detail: a uniform surface.

   uniform output;

   a uniform surface.

3. constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.

   uniform kindness;

   uniform velocity.

4. constituting part of a uniform.

   to be issued uniform shoes.

5. Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..

   a uniform bound.

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noun

• uniforms
  plural

1. an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.

2. Informal. a uniformed police officer, as opposed to a detective or other member of a police force who does not wear a uniform while on duty.

   The chief wants all available uniforms at the site of the explosion ASAP.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter U.

verb (used with object)

• uniforms,
  present (3rd person singular)
• uniformed,
  past participle,  past
• uniforming
  present participle

1. to make uniform or standard.

2. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

uniform ¹ British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren

2. a single set of such clothes

3. a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

4. informal a police officer who wears a uniform

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adjective

1. unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular

   a uniform surface

2. identical; alike or like

   a line of uniform toys

verb

1. to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms

2. to make uniform

Uniform ² British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter u

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-uniform
  noun
• uniformness
  noun
• nonuniform
  adjective
• uniformly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• uniforms
  plural

Participles

• uniforming
  present
• uniformed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• uniform
  simple
• uniforms
  simple
• have uniformed
  perfect
• has uniformed
  perfect
• am uniforming
  progressive
• are uniforming
  progressive
• is uniforming
  progressive
• have been uniforming
  perfect progressive
• has been uniforming
  perfect progressive

Past

• uniformed
  simple
• had uniformed
  perfect
• was uniforming
  progressive
• were uniforming
  progressive
• had been uniforming
  perfect progressive

Future

• will uniform
  simple
• will have uniformed
  perfect
• will be uniforming
  progressive
• will have been uniforming
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of uniform

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ūnifōrmis (adjective), equivalent to ūni- combining form meaning “one” + -fōrmis “form, shape”; see uni-, -form

Explanation

Uniform means the same. If your school has a uniform it means all the kids wear the same clothes. If you are told to make your handwriting uniform, they want your letters to be the same shape and size over and over. When you break uniform down, you'll see uni for one, and form, for shape––things that are uniform have the shape. If you are building a Zombie Army, it's more fun to create zombies who are not uniform. Some can wear shredded shrouds, others can wear whatever they find. Some walk just fine, others leave body parts wherever they go.

Example Sentences

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uniform Uniform uniforms uniformed uniforming

Tailoring is no longer merely a work uniform, but a lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

There are already laws on school uniform in Northern Ireland, and Givan had previously said they give girls the legal authority to challenge their schools.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Once the researchers applied the stellar age correction, they found that the observations no longer favored a universe undergoing uniform acceleration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was an indication, Losos argues, that cats have no uniform language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He wore a red-and-gold uniform, with a big sword at his side.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Bex and Faye created the Tavistock Uniform Swap Shop in Devon where people could donate clothing their children had outgrown along with having a selection of new items as well.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

You can also set up custodial accounts, opened under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act mandated that the federal government celebrate Presidents Day on the third Monday in February each year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

“We can’t allow the Uniform Commercial Code to be used as a weapon,” Papan said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

“And Not Getting the Uniform Right—nay hair’s always too long, you’re not allowed to alter the coat so it’s always too big, things like that. And: Southerners laughing at my accent.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Troops in flashy uniforms have been rehearsing on the White House driveway this week ahead of the welcome ceremony.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Through the muscle pain, mental strain and those loose-fitting uniforms that are shapeless and weirdly flattering, our marriage got its groove back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

New agencies were created out of whole cloth to fight the supposed invasion of enemies who didn’t bother to wear uniforms.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

One complaint: The Rams revised their uniforms and appear to have kept those shiny, rubbery appliqués that make the jerseys look like last-minute Halloween costumes from Walgreens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The kids, of course, are all in uniforms.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

I was shooed away by uniformed Secret Service agents.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Secretary-General António Guterres argued that “a uniformed United Nations presence” in Lebanon was the only option to monitor, facilitate, coordinate and so forth “after the end of the mandate of UNIFIL.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Instead, it was uniformed officers, there to tell her that the man she had married four weeks earlier had been killed while on police duty.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

This will be more than a typical evening at the Bowl, with dedicated Anderson-branded merchandise and uniformed bicycle riders dispensing candy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Dana was brought to the interview room by a uniformed guard, who took a position outside the door.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

“What we’re talking about is not creating any new laws, we’re talking about uniforming the laws that we have,” Manchin said in afternoon speech on the Senate floor.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2013

Routed, he sailed for the U. S., established himself in Westbury, L. I., furnished copy on dull days by such stunts as uniforming and drilling an army of messenger boys and farmhands.

From Time Magazine Archive

The regiments were uniformed by private donations, each neighborhood uniforming the company raised in its bounds.

From History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert

Inside rode two passengers, one apparently an official, sheriff, or something, the other a doctor, who debated all the way the propriety of uniforming the physician in attendance upon executions.

From The Making of an American by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.

From Ailsa Paige by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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