uniform
adjective
identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
uniform
American
[yoo-nuh-fawrm]
/ ˈju nəˌfɔrm /
adjective
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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.
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without variations in detail: a uniform surface.
uniform output;
a uniform surface.
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constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.
uniform kindness;
uniform velocity.
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constituting part of a uniform.
to be issued uniform shoes.
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Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..
a uniform bound.
noun
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uniforms
plural
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an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
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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.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
verb (used with object)
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uniforms,
present (3rd person singular)
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uniformed,
past participle, past
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uniforming
present participle
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to make uniform or standard.
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to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
uniform
1
British
/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /
noun
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a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
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a single set of such clothes
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a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
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informal a police officer who wears a uniform
adjective
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unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular
a uniform surface
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identical; alike or like
a line of uniform toys
verb
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to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
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to make uniform
Uniform
2
British
/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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uniformsimple
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uniformssimple
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have uniformedperfect
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has uniformedperfect
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am uniformingprogressive
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are uniformingprogressive
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is uniformingprogressive
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have been uniformingperfect progressive
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has been uniformingperfect progressive
Past
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uniformedsimple
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had uniformedperfect
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was uniformingprogressive
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were uniformingprogressive
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had been uniformingperfect progressive
Future
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.
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The officer, who received minor injuries, said the leg and shin protections on his riot uniform melted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Another winks at “Army of Darkness” fans; look for the logo on Margaret’s work uniform.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
The company behind the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is seeking a court order to stop My Chemical Romance from using dancers in costumes it says copy the squad’s signature uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"While you're here looking for a school uniform, mum might see a jacket, dad might see some trainers," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The elevator operator was a Negro man in a maroon uniform and cap.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
When businesses fall behind, MCA funders often employ Uniform Commercial Code lien notices, asking customers owing money to a business in default to pay funders instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sam Singh, founder of Uniform Direct which has stores in Lincolnshire, said items such as trainers and school shoes were often the most expensive.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
You can also set up custodial accounts, opened under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, for your grandkids.
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
Uniform day was the day when Coach was going to give us our jerseys and shorts.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
She said the aim was to create a shopping experience where people could find more than just school uniforms.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
On Monday, Nevada’s mother started a fundraiser to cover registration fees, training, equipment, uniforms and travel expenses for him to continue developing his talent in a “more supportive setting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Florida-based private company has its hand in everything from uniforms and other apparel to family hotel bookings to team rankings down to age 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
There were club dues, tournament fees, hotels, transportation, uniforms and equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Images circulating on social media appear to show heavily loaded military trucks carrying uniformed personnel towards Adigrat, Edaga Hamus and possibly Wukro, another key town along the corridor between Adigrat and Mekelle.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
There’s a team of uniformed servers with white shirts and gray aprons, though they don’t take orders directly; table service isn’t allowed under the current zoning restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
There, three uniformed men were waiting for him beside a jeep.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
“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
On this morning of battle little attention had been paid to uniforming.
From Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 by James Fenimore Cooper
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
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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