Uniform Definition

yo͝onə-fôrm
uniforms, uniformer, uniformest
adjective
uniformer, uniformest
Always the same; not varying or changing in form, rate, degree, manner, etc.; constant.
A uniform speed.
Webster's New World
Being the same as or consonant with another or others.
Rows of uniform brick houses.
American Heritage
Identical throughout a state, country, etc.
A uniform minimum wage.
Webster's New World
Having the same form, appearance, manner, etc. as others of the same class; conforming to a given standard.
A row of uniform houses.
Webster's New World
Being or looking the same in all parts; undiversified.
A uniform surface.
Webster's New World
noun
uniforms
The official or distinctive clothes or outfit worn by the members of a particular group, as policemen or soldiers, esp. when on duty.
Webster's New World

A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.

Wiktionary
Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Wiktionary
A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
Wiktionary
verb
uniforms
To make (something) uniform.
American Heritage
To clothe or supply with a uniform.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • continentals
symbol

The letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Wiktionary
idiom
in uniform
  • wearing a uniform; esp., wearing the military or law enforcement uniform appropriate to one's organization, rank, etc.
Webster's New World
uniform with
  • having the same form, appearance, etc. as
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Uniform

Noun

Singular:
uniform
Plural:
uniforms

Adjective

Base Form:
uniform
Comparative:
uniformer
Superlative:
uniformest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Uniform

  • in uniform
  • uniform with

Origin of Uniform

  • Latin ūnifōrmis ūni- uni- fōrma shape

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin una (“one") +"Ž -form

    From Wiktionary

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