uniformity

noun

uni·​for·​mi·​ty ˌyü-nə-ˈfȯr-mə-tē 

plural uniformities

1

: the quality or state of being uniform

2

: an instance of uniformity

Examples of uniformity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The visual uniformity of men’s suits is especially notable when compared with the history of women’s dress over the same time period. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Lucas Gelfond, a software engineer, likened the uniformity that these products encourage to the effects of mass manufacturing following the Industrial Revolution. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

National magazines like Life and Ebony capitalized on them, running in their pages idealized portraits of domestic abundance that, intentionally or not, projected an image of culinary uniformity. — Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026

In all of these instances, a compromise for uniformity was there for the taking. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for uniformity

• disconformity
• nonconformity
• unconformity
• conformity
• deformity
• enormity
• nonuniformity

Kids Definition

uniformity

noun

uni·​for·​mi·​ty ˌyü-nə-ˈfȯr-mət-ē 

plural uniformities

: the quality or state or an instance of being uniform