C1noun · uncountable · rare

uniformity

uni·form·i·ty

однородность, единообразие

Einheitlichkeit, Uniformität

The quality or state of being uniformThe quality or state of being uniform.: The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

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UK/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/US/ˌjunɪˈfɔɹməti/

» Uniformity hinders the development of society and prepares it for destruction from within.

Единообразие тормозит развитие общества и подготавливает его к разрушению изнутри.

Meaning

5 senses

The quality or state of being uniform.
(uncountable, usually)The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
Uniformität, Einheitlichkeit
одноро́дностьodnoródnostʹ, единообра́зиеjedinoobrázije
(uncountable, usually)Often followed by of: the quality or state of a thing always having the same characteristics or form; consistency or regularity in appearance or operation.
The uniformity of the decor
(uncountable, usually)Often followed by of: especially of one's life: lack of variety; tedious sameness; monotony.
(uncountable, usually)The condition or state described by uniformitarianism (“the scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well”).
(especially, uncountable, usually)Adherence to or conformity with one viewpoint, set of observances, etc.

More definitions

the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying

Examples

5 sentences

Uniformity hinders the development of society and prepares it for destruction from within.
ruЕдинообразие тормозит развитие общества и подготавливает его к разрушению изнутри. — AqQoyriq_1
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · OjisanSeiuchi · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
To achieve uniformity in your stir-fry, the chef recommends you chop the vegetables into equal sizes.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · megamanenm · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The US Army is big on uniformity.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · MethodGT · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
We like diversity. However, uniformity still seems more comfortable.
deWir schätzen die Vielfalt, aber dennoch scheint die größere Geborgenheit noch immer in der Einförmigkeit zu liegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · maaster · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
By architectural symmetry, Emmet means geometric symmetry combined with aesthetic uniformity.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; an instance of this:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; an instance of this:

Origin

From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several pa

From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ūnifōrmis (“having only one form or shape, uniform”) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being)). Ūnifōrmis is derived from ūni- (prefix meaning ‘one’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning having the form of) (from fōrma (“appearance, form, shape”); further etymology unknown). By surface analysis, uniform + -ity.

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