A soccer team in their uniforms.
- Uniform means having the same form, manner, style, etc.
An example of uniform is a row of students walking in a straight line.
- The definition of a uniform is a certain outfit that members of a group must wear.
An example of uniform is what Catholic school students must wear.
- Uniform is defined as to provide with an outfit that all members of the group must wear.
An example of uniform is to provide army officials with the clothes they must wear.
uniform
- always the same; not varying or changing in form, rate, degree, manner, etc.; constant: a uniform speed
- identical throughout a state, country, etc.: a uniform minimum wage
- having the same form, appearance, manner, etc. as others of the same class; conforming to a given standard: a row of uniform houses
- being or looking the same in all parts; undiversified: a uniform surface
- consistent in action, intention, effect, etc.: a uniform policy
Origin of uniform
Middle French uniforme from Classical Latin uniformis from unus, one + -formis, -form the official or distinctive clothes or outfit worn by the members of a particular group, as policemen or soldiers, esp. when on duty
to clothe or supply with a uniform
uniform Idioms
in uniform
wearing a uniform; esp., wearing the military or law enforcement uniform appropriate to one's organization, rank, etc.
uniform with
having the same form, appearance, etc. as
uniform
adjective
- Always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying: planks of uniform length.
- Being the same as or consonant with another or others: rows of uniform brick houses.
noun
A distinctive set of clothing intended to identify the members of a specific group: a police uniform.
transitive verb
u·ni·formed, u·ni·form·ing, u·ni·forms- To make (something) uniform.
- To provide or dress with a uniform.
Origin of uniform
Latin ūnifōrmis ūni- uni- fōrma shapeRelated Forms:
- u′ni·for′mi·ty u′ni·form′ness
noun
- u′ni·form′ly
adverb
uniform
uniform
Adjective
(comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)
- Unvarying; all the same.
- Consistent; conforming to one standard.
- (mathematics) with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
Noun
(plural uniforms)
- A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.
- Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
Verb
(third-person singular simple present uniforms, present participle uniforming, simple past and past participle uniformed)
- To clothe in a uniform.
Symbol
- The letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
