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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Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
When a carrier strike group deploys for a historic mission, the burden isn’t borne solely by those in uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
You find him on the official state seal, and if you get nabbed speeding on the freeway, there he is, embroidered on the CHP officer’s uniform patch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Clothing Coventry's school uniform pop-up is open by appointment only until 28 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I—I don’t know. I soaked my uniform in the air raid last night,” I blurted out.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
If your children are still minors, you can also establish custodial accounts under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Wendy Howard, 51, is a user of the Uniform for All scheme and said it had made a big difference in her life as a single mother to two children.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 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
Liens are recorded in state Uniform Commercial Code databases across the country, with the public filings intended to standardize interstate transactions and alert creditors about business debts and financial obligations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
“Col. Washington appears at Congress in his Uniform and, by his great Experience and Abilities in military Matters, is of much service to Us.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
An AFP reporter estimated that around 20-30 people in uniforms were there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Yasukuni this week also appealed to visitors to refrain from wearing military-style uniforms so that the "general public can worship in peace and quiet at our shrine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It provides school uniforms, new shoes and general clothing items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Though the drivers aren’t direct employees of FedEx and Amazon, they often wear branded uniforms or vests and drive corporate-branded vans or trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The literacy leaders, three men and one woman, decked out in their green uniforms and boots, arrive in a jeep and calmly hop down and come over to greet us.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
The Space Force is far smaller than the Marine Corps or Coast Guard, with only about 10,000 uniformed personnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At first, he worked as a uniformed response officer in Glasgow before he secured a job in officer safety training, based in Coatbridge, in about 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Troop bands playing music onstage, troops putting on military combatives exhibitions in the octagon, troops sitting, uniformed and visible, beneath the Claw to watch the spectacle in person.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
One video showed a helicopter landing in a dark parking lot, while uniformed soldiers rushed the aircraft and were lifted out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
It’s as if she isn’t sure of anything and this uniformed man behind the desk and the computer will have all the answers in the universe.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
“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
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
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
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