uniformity

[ yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tee ]

/ ˌyu nəˈfɔr mɪ ti /

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noun, plural u·ni·form·i·ties.

the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.

something uniform.

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Origin of uniformity

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

Related formsnon·u·ni·form·i·ty, noun, plural non·u·ni·form·i·ties.pro·u·ni·form·i·ty, adjective

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Examples from the Web for uniformity

The first time the New Zealanders played, Murray Dunn looked up into the stands and was amazed at the uniformity of it all.
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Ruth felt she could chip away at it with a sharp tool and reveal nothing more than the uniformity of its composition.
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“Maybe,” she hints, “Congress had something different in mind than uniformity” when it passed DOMA.
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This lack of uniformity should weigh heavily in favor of the justices accepting at least one of the DOMA cases.
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It dispensed with claims that DOMA would protect “uniformity of marriage” or the “traditional understanding of marriage.”
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Accordingly I ask, How much time is needed to account for the facts before us on the basis of Uniformity?
Illogical Geology|George McCready Price
In taking a random sample no selection as to size, uniformity, or any other quality should be made.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
Hence the uniformity and consistency of his teaching with respect to “works.”
Sermons|Clement Bailhache
A similar neglect of uniformity may be seen in Hungary and in Eastern Europe generally, even in the present day.
Old Roads and New Roads|William Bodham Donne
Some centuries ago there was uniformity of belief—religious, political, and educational.
Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects|Herbert Spencer

British Dictionary definitions for uniformity

uniformity

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

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

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

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Word Origin and History for uniformity

uniformity

early 15c., from Old French uniformite (14c.), from Late Latin uniformitatem (nominative uniformitas), from Latin uniformis (see uniform (adj.)).

uniformity

noun, plural u·ni·form·i·ties.

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uniformity

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