Uniform — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

provide with uniforms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːnɪfˌɔːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːnɪfˌɔːm/

3 syllables Say it as /jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm/.

Examples

The guards were uniformed
a street of uniform tall white buildings
bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unvarying consistent undifferentiated

Antonyms

differentiated multiform

Parts of Speech

noun	clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
verb	provide with uniforms “The guards were uniformed”
adjective	always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences “a street of uniform tall white buildings”
adjective	the same throughout in structure or composition “bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product”
adjective	not differentiated
adjective	evenly spaced “at regular (or uniform) intervals”

Word Forms

uniform	verb	provide with uniforms
uniform	noun	clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
uniformness	noun	the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
uniformity	noun	a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
uniformize	verb	make uniform

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

uniforme

vêtements de conception distinctive portés par les membres d'un groupe particulier comme moyen d'identification

🇪🇸Spanish

uniforme

Ropa de diseño distintivo usada por miembros de un grupo particular como medio de identificación.

🇮🇹Italian

uniforme

indumenti dal design distintivo indossati dai membri di un particolare gruppo come mezzo di identificazione

🇵🇹Portuguese

uniforme

roupas de design distintivo usadas por membros de um determinado grupo como meio de identificação

🇷🇺Russian

униформа

одежда особого дизайна, которую носят члены определенной группы в качестве средства идентификации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्दी

पहचान के साधन के रूप में किसी विशेष समूह के सदस्यों द्वारा पहने जाने वाले विशिष्ट डिज़ाइन के कपड़े

🇧🇩Bengali

ইউনিফর্ম

একটি নির্দিষ্ট গোষ্ঠীর সদস্যদের দ্বারা শনাক্তকরণের উপায় হিসাবে পরা স্বতন্ত্র ডিজাইনের পোশাক

🇮🇳Tamil

சீருடை

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழுவின் உறுப்பினர்கள் அடையாளம் காணும் வழிமுறையாக அணியும் தனித்துவமான வடிவமைப்பின் ஆடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకరీతి

గుర్తింపు సాధనంగా నిర్దిష్ట సమూహంలోని సభ్యులు ధరించే విలక్షణమైన డిజైన్ దుస్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

एकसमान

विशिष्ट गटाच्या सदस्यांनी ओळखण्याचे साधन म्हणून परिधान केलेले विशिष्ट डिझाइनचे कपडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

યુનિફોર્મ

ઓળખના સાધન તરીકે ચોક્કસ જૂથના સભ્યો દ્વારા પહેરવામાં આવતા વિશિષ્ટ ડિઝાઇનના કપડાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರ

ಗುರುತಿಸುವ ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಧರಿಸಿರುವ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದ ಉಡುಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

യൂണിഫോം

തിരിച്ചറിയൽ മാർഗമായി ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗ്രൂപ്പിലെ അംഗങ്ങൾ ധരിക്കുന്ന വ്യതിരിക്തമായ ഡിസൈനിലുള്ള വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਦੀ

ਪਛਾਣ ਦੇ ਸਾਧਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਹਿਨੇ ਗਏ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਡਿਜ਼ਾਈਨ ਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

وردی

مخصوص ڈیزائن کا لباس جو کسی مخصوص گروپ کے ممبران کی شناخت کے ذریعہ پہنا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

制服

特定群体成员所穿的设计独特的服装，作为识别手段

🇯🇵Japanese

ユニフォーム

特定のグループのメンバーが識別手段として着用する独特のデザインの衣服

🇰🇷Korean

제복

특정 집단의 구성원이 식별 수단으로 착용하는 독특한 디자인의 의복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng phục

quần áo có thiết kế đặc biệt được các thành viên của một nhóm cụ thể mặc như một phương tiện nhận dạng

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องแบบ

เสื้อผ้าที่มีการออกแบบโดดเด่นซึ่งสวมใส่โดยสมาชิกของกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่งเพื่อระบุตัวตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

seragam

pakaian dengan desain khas yang dikenakan oleh anggota kelompok tertentu sebagai alat identifikasi

🇵🇭Filipino

uniporme

damit na may natatanging disenyo na isinusuot ng mga miyembro ng isang partikular na grupo bilang isang paraan ng pagkakakilanlan

🇲🇾Malay

seragam

pakaian reka bentuk tersendiri yang dipakai oleh ahli kumpulan tertentu sebagai cara pengenalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زي مُوحد

الملابس ذات التصميم المميز التي يرتديها أفراد مجموعة معينة كوسيلة لتحديد الهوية

🇮🇷Persian

یکنواخت

لباس هایی با طراحی متمایز که توسط اعضای یک گروه خاص به عنوان وسیله ای برای شناسایی پوشیده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

üniforma

Belirli bir grubun üyeleri tarafından tanınma aracı olarak giyilen, ayırt edici tasarımlı giysiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָחִיד

בגדים בעיצוב מיוחד הנלבשים על ידי חברי קבוצה מסוימת כאמצעי זיהוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'uniform'?

The primary meaning of 'uniform' is 'clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uniform' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'uniform' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'uniform' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'uniform' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'uniform' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'uniform' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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