Uniform Meaning
/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjUnvarying; all the same.
adjConsistent; conforming to one standard.
Sentence Examples
The new houses are of a uniform height.
Those cities have uniform traffic laws.
The hat is part of the school uniform.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldiers all wore the same green ____ to show they were in the same unit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students are required to wear a school ____ that consists of a blue blazer and grey trousers every single day today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages."
— 1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106:
"The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose."
— 1593, Richard Hooker, “Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity”, in The Ecclesiastical Polity and Other Works of Richard Hooker, published 1830, page 313:
"The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron.
This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue."
— 1932, Elmer Wheeler, Tested Selling Sentences (the Language of the Brain): Master Book:
"‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.[…]’."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]"
— 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldiers all wore the same green ____ to show they were in the same unit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students are required to wear a school ____ that consists of a blue blazer and grey trousers every single day today.