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

OTHER WORDS FROM uniformity

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

Words nearby uniformity

Uniform Business Rate, Uniform Crime Report, uniformed, uniformitarian, uniformitarianism, uniformity, uniformize, uniform resource locator, unify, unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, unijugate

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How to use uniformity in a sentence

In the future, we’ll be able to develop and distribute vaccines with greater uniformity and compatibility of international study and standards.
Global Cooperation on Vaccines Barely Exists. Here's a Way for the World to Work Together|Kevin Rudd|August 11, 2021|Time
We don’t really know, although our best bet is that the ever-expanding universe is indeed heading to eventual boredom in thermal uniformity.
Is the Universe Open-Ended? - Issue 102: Hidden Truths|Caleb Scharf|June 16, 2021|Nautilus
It’s all made possible thanks to smart design changes to iPhones and the sheer ubiquity and uniformity of iOS devices.
With the Help of a World Full of iPhones, Apple’s AirTags Have Already Outsmarted the Competition|Patrick Lucas Austin|June 7, 2021|Time
This promising, punishing combination is the ultimate gas station snack Like Starbucks and national pharmacy chains, fast-food restaurants and suburban model homes, gas stations, by and large, share a quality of near-universal uniformity.
I Found the Formula for Road Trip Bliss, and It’s Gardetto’s and Sour Punch Straws|Jenny G. Zhang|May 26, 2021|Eater

Rather than forcing social producers or digital design teams to bear all the responsibility of creating story content, the Studio app offers a series of content templates and design elements, to assure uniformity and consistency across output.
‘Where the action is’: Vice Media Group now produces more Stories than text or video|Max Willens|May 19, 2021|Digiday
In sum, the Council of Nicea was less about celebrating unity than enforcing theological uniformity.
Plotting Nicea III Could Be Pope Francis's Masterstroke|Candida Moss|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first time the New Zealanders played, Murray Dunn looked up into the stands and was amazed at the uniformity of it all.
How to Hide a Famine with Ping-Pong|Nicholas Griffin|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ruth felt she could chip away at it with a sharp tool and reveal nothing more than the uniformity of its composition.
Caught in Her Mind: Fiona McFarlane’s ‘The Night Guest’|Andrea Walker|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The writers surveyed offered a broad uniformity of opinion—fascist golpista Francisco Franco must be defeated!
No One Understands Syria, But Everyone Is Choosing Sides|Michael Moynihan|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Maybe,” she hints, “Congress had something different in mind than uniformity” when it passed DOMA.
Justices Dance Around Procedure, but DOMA Is Still About Discrimination|Adam Winkler|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is no strict uniformity: one bay frequently differs from another in its details.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
These men seek to avoid that dead level of uniformity to which the national life of France appears to them in danger of sinking.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Some of the bishops, even if present, may have voted against the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
We happen to know that the Bradford Guardians reported that, with greater uniformity, they gave 5s.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
A minor uniformity insisted on in the 1834 Report concerned the grant of outdoor relief.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb

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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