uniformity
uni·form·i·ty/ˌjunɪˈfɔɹməti/noun
uniformity is spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (uni·form·i·ty). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uniformity means “The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uniformity is uniformities.
How many letters and syllables are in uniformity?
| Letters | 10: U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: uni·form·i·ty |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uniformity?
Uniformity appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uniformity?
- UK /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/
- US /ˌjunɪˈfɔɹməti/
- US [-ɾi]
Uniformity has 4 syllables, split uni·form·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uniformity.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-uniformity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uniformity?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uniformity from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹməti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uniformity
- uniformities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uniformity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
- 2
Often followed by of: the quality or state of a thing always having the same characteristics or form; consistency or regularity in appearance or operation.
The uniformity of the decor
- 3
Often followed by of: especially of one's life: lack of variety; tedious sameness; monotony.
- 4
The condition or state described by uniformitarianism (“the scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well”).
- 5
Adherence to or conformity with one viewpoint, set of observances, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uniformity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | uniformité |
| German | Uniformität, Einheitlichkeit |
| Portuguese | uniformidade |
| Spanish | uniformidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uniformity come from?
From Late Middle English uniformite, uniformitie (“conformity or equality among several parts; similar degree”), borrowed from Old French uniformité (“uniformity”) (modern French uniformité), or from its etymon Late Latin ūniformitās, from Latin ūnifōrmis (“having only one form or shape, uniform”) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).