uniformity
/ˌjuːnəˈfɔːməti/yoo-nuh-FAWR-muh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌjunəˈfɔɹməti/yoo-nuh-FAWR-muh-tee
Meaningthe quality of being uniform
Common meaning: sameness
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- unioneLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1932 · scan
- formshape, outline, lookLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 768 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘one’ + ‘shape, outline, look’ → uniformity
Journey through time
uni Latin ūnus “one”
- Latinūnus
form Latin fōrma, -ae “shape, outline, look”
- Latinfōrma, -ae
Parts join in French.
- Englishuniform‘the same throughout’
- Englishformed in English from uniformuniformity‘sameness’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from uniform + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), UNIFORM, p.675 · scan
Roots
- fōrma, -ae Latin “shape, outline, look”
- ūnus Latin “one”
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