uniform
adjective
identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
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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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Palmer Luckey, 34-year-old co-founder of Anduril, is building the world’s next frontier of warfare for the Pentagon but wears a uniform of exclusively Hawaiian shirts and cargo shorts.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
But such was Kevin's affection that long after it was over, the green-and-white hooped jersey remained his go-to match day uniform.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Department of Agriculture to develop a uniform definition of ultraprocessed foods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
And after just a few weeks in his new uniform, Mensah is the most accurate passer in college football, thrusting No. 6 Miami right into the inner circle of championship contenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The friendly chap from the newsstand sports an officer’s uniform from a couple of wars ago.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
This safeguard is reinforced by the Dead Donor Rule, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Conditions of Participation among other legal and ethical protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
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
Uniform day was the day when Coach was going to give us our jerseys and shorts.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
But having seen them in those awful yellow uniforms, I am thinking of making a change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Images posted by the interior minister showed police inside a home in an upscale Guayaquil neighborhood accompanied by masked American soldiers wearing U.S. flags stitched onto the shoulder of their uniforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
When Marina Raskova’s aviation recruits were first given their oversize men’s uniforms, many of the young women were still in their teens—the men’s boots were so big that their feet moved around inside them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
I was shooed away by uniformed Secret Service agents.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 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
Anya had to sign a register kept by a uniformed police officer to see him.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
Mom says cheerfully to the uniformed lady at the desk.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
“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
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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