uniformity

American  

[yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tee] / ˌju nəˈfɔr mɪ ti /

noun

• uniformities
  plural

1. the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity.

   uniformity of style.

2. something uniform.

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uniformity British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ /

noun

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

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonuniformity
  noun
• prouniformity
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• uniformities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of uniformity

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

Explanation

Have you ever noticed that even though you and your friend have different history teachers, you are both learning the same thing? That is because of the uniformity, or consistency, of the curriculum. Think about the word uniform. When you see police officers or students in uniform, it makes them all kind of look the same. If things don't change, you can say there is uniformity. Uniformity can be a good or a bad thing. A uniformity in TV shows would be boring. On the other hand, you would like to see uniformity among the standards of medical schools, so you know all doctors are qualified.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

uniformity uniformities

“At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,” Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote in her dissent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The actor feels modern culture increasingly pushes people, places and food towards uniformity because "we want everything to look the same, taste the same and be generic".

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts expressed openness to Bayer’s argument that federal law is designed to create uniformity in the labeling of herbicides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Clement, the Bayer lawyer, also stressed a need for maintaining uniformity.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

It seems that this idea could explain many of the observed features of the universe, such as its large-scale uniformity and also the smaller-scale departures from homogeneity, like galaxies, stars, and even human beings.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

My sole interest is the quest for social uniformities, social laws.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, and it is a big ‘but’, although there are certain cross-cultural uniformities common to all human societies, this doesn’t help us very much, most of the time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Nevertheless, if our preceding considerations be correct, the uniformities in social relations admit of the establishment of certain general rules which the moral man will follow under most circumstances.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams

The preceding considerations have led us to recognise a distinction between two kinds of laws, or observed uniformities in nature: ultimate laws, and what may be termed derivative laws.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by John Stuart Mill

There are, accordingly, no original and independent, in other words no unconditional, uniformities of coexistence, between effects of different causes; if they coexist, it is only because the causes have casually coexisted.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I by John Stuart Mill

Related Words

• conformity
• equality
• harmony
• regularity
• sameness