uniformity

American  

[yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tee] / ˌju nəˈfɔr mɪ ti /

noun

• uniformities
  plural

1. the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity.

   uniformity of style.

2. something uniform.

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uniformity British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ /

noun

1. a state or condition in which everything is regular, homogeneous, or unvarying

2. lack of diversity or variation, esp to the point of boredom or monotony; sameness

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonuniformity
  noun
• prouniformity
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• uniformities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of uniformity

1400–50; late Middle English uniformite < Middle French uniformite < Late Latin ūnifōrmitās, equivalent to Latin ūnifōrm ( is ) uniform + -itās -ity

Explanation

Have you ever noticed that even though you and your friend have different history teachers, you are both learning the same thing? That is because of the uniformity, or consistency, of the curriculum. Think about the word uniform. When you see police officers or students in uniform, it makes them all kind of look the same. If things don't change, you can say there is uniformity. Uniformity can be a good or a bad thing. A uniformity in TV shows would be boring. On the other hand, you would like to see uniformity among the standards of medical schools, so you know all doctors are qualified.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

uniformity uniformities

“At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,” Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote in her dissent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Instead of uniformity, what we get is a potluck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The devices showed strong uniformity and high manufacturing yield.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

The actor feels modern culture increasingly pushes people, places and food towards uniformity because "we want everything to look the same, taste the same and be generic".

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

In the Corps, there was a uniformity of dress, of ideology, of conduct, and of housing.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

My sole interest is the quest for social uniformities, social laws.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, and it is a big ‘but’, although there are certain cross-cultural uniformities common to all human societies, this doesn’t help us very much, most of the time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The forces whose existence we assume have then an intuitable content only in so far as they get it through the uniformities present in repeated perceptions, which uniformities are to be "explained" through them.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

They carry with them methodologically the implication that it is possible to grasp the totality of reality, as far as it reveals uniformities, as a causally connected whole, as a cosmos.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

Since they rest upon past uniformities, they are useless when further experience departs in any considerable measure from ancient incident and wonted precedent.

From How We Think by John Dewey

Related Words

• conformity
• equality
• harmony
• regularity
• sameness