Dictionary Definition
uniformity
Noun
1 a condition in which everything is regular and
unvarying
2 the quality of lacking diversity or variation
(even to the point of boredom) [syn: uniformness] [ant: nonuniformity]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
uniform + -ity the property associated with the adjective "uniform"Noun
- The state of being uniform, alike and lacking diversity.
- The absence of alternativism.
Translations
a state of being uniform
- Japanese: 統一性, 画一性
an absence of alternativism
- Japanese: 普遍性
Translations to be checked
- ttbc French: uniformité
Derived terms
- Principle of uniformity (in Wikipedia)
- Act of Uniformity (in Wikipedia)
Extensive Definition
Uniformity may refer to more than one
thing:
- For the subject of uniformity in mathematical systems of topology, see uniform space.
- For the scientific principle prominent in the philosophy of science, see principle of uniformity.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, affinity, agreement, aplomb, arrangement, array, assent, balance, balanced personality,
bilateral symmetry, ceaselessness, changelessness, chorus, clockwork regularity,
coherence, coincidence, combination, compatibility, compliance, concert, concord, concordance, conformance, conformation, conformation
other-direction, conformity, congeniality, congruence, congruency, congruity, consecutiveness,
consistency,
consonance, consort, constancy, constant flow,
continualness,
continuity, continuousness, conventionality,
cool, cooperation, correspondence, deployment, disposal, disposition, downiness, drabness, dullness, dynamic symmetry,
elementarity,
endlessness,
equality, equilibrium, equivalence, eurythmics, eurythmy, evenness, fastness, featurelessness,
finish, firmness, flatness, flexibility, formation, frictionlessness,
fullness, fundamentality, fusion, gaplessness, glabriety, glabrousness, glossiness, greasiness, harmoniousness, harmony, homeostasis, homogeneity, identity, imperturbability,
incessancy, indiscernibility,
indistinction,
indistinctness,
indistinguishableness,
individuality,
indivisibility,
intactness, integrality, integration, integrity, intersection, invariability, inviolability, irreducibility, jointlessness, keeping, layout, levelness, line, lineup, lubricity, malleability, marshaling, methodicalness, monism, monotony, multilateral
symmetry, nerve, obedience, observance, oiliness, oneness, order, organic unity, organization, orthodoxy, overlap, parallelism, particularity, peace, plainness, plenitude, pliancy, polarity, proportion, proportionality,
punctuality,
purity, quiet, quietude, rapport, reconcilement, reconciliation, regularity, reliability, repetition, rootedness, routine, sameness, sang-froid, satininess, seamlessness, secureness, security, self-consistency,
selfsameness,
setup, severity, shapeliness, silkiness, similarity, similitude, simpleness, simplicity, singleness, singularity, sleekness, slickness, slipperiness, smoothness, solidarity, solidification, solidity, soundness, stability, stable equilibrium,
stable state, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steady nerves,
steady state, strictness, structure, suavity, substantiality, successiveness, symmetricalness,
symmetry, sync, synchronism, system, systematicalness,
tally, tedium, timing, traditionalism, tranquillity, trilateral
symmetry, unadulteration, unbrokenness, unchangeability,
undeflectability,
undifferentiation,
undistinguishableness,
undividedness,
unification,
unintermittedness,
uninterruptedness,
uninterruption,
union, uniqueness, unison, unisonance, unity, univocity, unmixedness, unrelievedness,
unshakable nerves, unshakableness, unsophistication,
vagueness, velvetiness, wholeness