uniformity
pronunciation
How to pronounce uniformity in British English:
UK [ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːməti]
How to pronounce uniformity in American English:
US [ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːrməti]
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- Noun:
- a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
- the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
Word Origin
- uniformity (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French uniformite (14c.) or directly from Late Latin uniformitatem (nominative uniformitas) "uniformity," from Latin uniformis (see uniform (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Nor need a move towards uniformity undercut efficiency .
- 2. What makes the study so compelling is its uniformity .
- 3. The uniformity of the commercial chicken population is not accidental .
- 4. The social uniformity and obsession with rules has often driven me , the westerner , to the brink of frustration .
- 5. As far as this search for authenticity is a reaction on the uniformity and the large-scale effects of globalisation , it can be called localisation .