uniformity

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

noun, plural u·ni·form·i·ties.

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

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 crime report, uniform resource locator, uniformed, uniformitarian, uniformitarianism, uniformity, uniformize, unify, uniglandular, unijugate, unilateral

Words related to non-uniformity

discord, incongruity, discrepancy, difference, severance, disparity, heterogeneity, contrast, diversity, dissimilitude, divergence, variation, divergency, separation, offset, variance, inconsistency, distance, discordance, distinction

Example sentences from the Web for non-uniformity

  • Crookedness and non-uniformity of diameter are troublesome only when long pieces must be used.

    Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing |Francis C. Frary

  • Other difficulties with our system of marketing are non-uniformity of the grades, the packages, or the fruit itself.

    Apple Growing |M. C. Burritt

British Dictionary definitions for non-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