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See more synonyms for uniform on Thesaurus.com identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code. without variations in detail: uniform output; a uniform surface. constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness; uniform velocity. constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes. Mathematics occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound. Show More
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank. a word used in communications to represent the letter U. Show More
to make uniform or standard. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform. Show More
Origin of uniform 1530–40; <
Latin ūnifōrmis (adj.), equivalent to
ūni- uni- +
-fōrmis -form Related forms u·ni·form·ly , adverb u·ni·form·ness , noun non·u·ni·form , adjective self-u·ni·form , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for uniform homogeneous ,
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ossified Examples from the Web for uniform Contemporary Examples of uniform His uniform was too tight and was wrapped around his doughy body like cellophane.
De Merode is hundreds of miles from his wife and daughters, encircled by hostile forces, a target on the back of his uniform .
Sergei was wearing his uniform off-duty when I met him: a khaki t-shirt and a pair of army surplus pants.
Her uniform —strapless white bra, blue jeans, suspenders, and fiery red mohawk—evokes the era of Desperately Seeking Susan.
In or out of uniform his motion is languid, his voice relaxed and mellifluous, his movements deliberate, confident.
Historical Examples of uniform The hearth bore a uniform appearance, and did not seem to have been tampered with.
These laws are general and their administration should be uniform and equal.
She was young and strong, and surely a pair of willing hands—that was absurd about the uniform .
He has marched with his fellows to the dept, and got his uniform and arms.
Make it so's he can wear his uniform and a cocked hat and a sword.
British Dictionary definitions for uniform a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren a single set of such clothes a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group informal a police officer who wears a uniform Show More
unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular a uniform surface identical; alike or like a line of uniform toys Show More
to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms to make uniform Show More
Derived Forms uniformly , adverb uniformness , noun Word Origin for uniform C16: from Latin ūniformis, from ūnus one + forma shape
communications a code word for the letter u Show More
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Word Origin and History for uniform adj. 1530s, "of one form," from Middle French uniforme (14c.), from Latin uniformis "having one form," from uni- "one" (see uni- ) + forma "form" (see form ). Related: Uniformly .
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n. "distinctive clothes worn by one group," 1748, from French uniforme , from the adjective (see uniform (adj.)).
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