uniformityn.

Brit.

/ˌjuːnᵻˈfɔːmᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌjunəˈfɔrmədi/

Forms: Middle English vniformite, 1500s vniformete, 1500s–1600s vniformitie, 1600s vniformity, uniformitie, 1600s– uniformity.

Etymology: < French uniformité (14th cent., = Italian uniformità , Spanish uniformidad , Portuguese -dade ), or < Latin ūniformitāt- , ūniformitās , < ūniformis uniform adj.: see -ity suffix. So also Dutch uniformiteit, German uniformität.

The quality of being uniform.

a. The fact or condition of having the same form or character as another or others; conformity amongst several things, parts, etc., to one form or character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun]

evenlinesseOE

evennessa1398

equality1398

uniformity?a1475

equalness1545

uniformness1579

coherence1588

constancy1593

identity1611

oneness1611

holdinga1616

homogeneity1625

homogeny1626

unity1638

equiformity1646

self-consistencya1652

invariableness1654

homogeneousness1658

univocacy1658

sameness1743

consistency1787

self-similarity1847

consistence1850

flushnessa1878

homogenization1938

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 215 Zenon, whiche put euery synne to be of vniformite, so that he scholde synne as moche that did steyle chaffe as the man stelenge golde.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. iv. 39 To thir tua was a will in vnite, A lust, and mynd in vniformete.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. E5 Such is the vniformity of almost al the houses of the same streete.., that they are made alike both in proportion of workmanship and matter.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xxviii. §4. 637 The consent of those that haue written thereof, being nothing neare to vniformitie.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 132 Its attributes of a Winding river, and the five Bridges, sorting forsooth to uniformitie of streets.

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. ii. 50 Whence should arise this specific uniformity in the natures of man..if not that they are all cast in one mould?

1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful ii. §10. 54 Succession and uniformity of parts, are what constitute the artificial infinite.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 601 Various differences in the depth, extent, or want of uniformity of the gravelly or clayey strata.

1854 Poultry Chron. 2 149/1 Quality, purity, beauty of plumage, and uniformity [in fowls].

b. Conformity to (or compliance with) one standard of opinion, practice, or procedure, esp. in respect of religion or religious observance. Act of Uniformity, in English History, one or other of three Acts regulating public worship, passed in 1549 (21 January), 1559, and 1662 respectively, which prescribed the use and acceptance of the Books of Common Prayer published in those years; esp. the Act (13 & 14 Charles II, c. 4) passed 19 May 1662, which also required the ‘assent and consent’ of the clergy to everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer; etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun] > conformity to

uniformity1549

rubricity1846

1549 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 1 (title) An Acte for the Unyformytie of Service and Admynistracion of the Sacramentes throughout the Realme.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Pref. To keip vniformitie and concord in setting furth to ye people the doctrine.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋13 When the father of their Church..findeth so great fault with them for their oddes and iarring; we hope the children haue no great cause to vaunt of their vniformitie.

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 147 His treatise against Uniformity.

1670 Ld. North Narr. Passages Long Parl. in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 21 All Uniformity (or Colour of it) was distasteful to the Independents.

1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1710) i. iii. i. 155 He must carry with him..Letters Testimonial..from..Three..Reverend Divines, who..can give a good Account of his Vertue, Uniformity, and Learning.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. v. 63 Lord Bacon considered that uniformity in religion was absolutely necessary.

1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. iii. 79 Its adoption was therefore a great and important advance toward uniformity.

in combination.1647 Case Kingd. 10 Till Vniformity-mongers be pointed at as the only Enemies of a State.

c. With a or an.

ΚΠ

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxv^v Therfore is an vniformitie to be sought for, that maye be grounded vpon the sure foundation of Scripture.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 74 This distinction of Honour will bring forth a seemly and gracefull Uniformity over all the Kingdome.

1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. i. 18 The great Council of Nice ordained there should be a constant uniformity in this case.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iii. §3. 125 An uniformity of weights and measures was ordered to be enforced throughout the realm.

a. The condition of having, occurring in, or maintaining only one form or character; resemblance to or agreement with itself at all times or on all occasions; regularity in action or occurrence. Frequently const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > uniformity or freedom from fluctuation

evennessa1398

uniformity1577

steadiness1638

unity1775

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. iii. i. 73 For vniformitie of building, orderlie compaction, and regiment, the towne of Cambridge exceedeth that of Oxford..by manie a fold.

1739 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 217 There is a wonderful uniformity in the conduct of Providence.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xxv. 482 Of the ‘unity of the Deity’ the proof is, the uniformity of plan observable in the universe.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 64 That branch of industry which seeks to give uniformity and mechanic action to bodies of men.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 415 Genius is of all ages, and there is perhaps more uniformity in excellence than in mediocrity.

b. spec. in Geology. Cf. uniformitarian- (in uniformitarianism n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [noun] > uniform action

uniformity1837

uniformitarianism1865

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xviii. viii. 609 The progress of physical geology will be better understood by attending to the doctrine of uniformity.

1869 Huxley in Scientific Opinion 28 Apr. 487/1 It is very conceivable that catastrophes may be part and parcel of uniformity.

a. The condition of having the parts similar in appearance; presentation of one regular or unvaried form on this account; similarity of appearance, design, structure, style, etc.; freedom from or lack of variety, diversity, or irregularity.Regarded as either an artistic virtue or defect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > qualities generally

decoruma1568

humoura1568

variety1597

strength1608

uniformity1625

barbarity1644

freedom1645

boldness1677

correctness1684

clinquant1711

unity1712

contrast1713

meretriciousness1727

airiness1734

pathos1739

chastity1760

vigour1774

prettyism1789

mannerism1803

serio-comic1805

actuality1812

largeness1824

local colour1829

subjectivitya1834

idealism1841

pastoralism1842

inartisticalitya1849

academicism1852

realism1856

colour contrast1858

crampedness1858

niggling1858

audacity1859

superreality1859

literalism1860

pseudo-classicism1861

sensationalism1862

sensationism1862

chocolate box1865

pseudo-classicality1867

academism1871

actualism1872

academicalism1874

ethos1875

terribilità1877

local colouring1881

neoclassicism1893

mass effect1902

attack1905

verismo1908

kitsch1921

abstraction1923

self-consciousness1932

surreality1936

tension1941

build-up1942

sprezzatura1957

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) xlv. 257 Houses are built to Liue in, and not to Looke on: Therefore let Vse bee preferred before Vniformitie.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. vii. 168 Uniformity also much pleaseth the eye.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 360 The beauty of a structure..did not consist, as now, in uniformity; but in the greatest variety the Artist could possibly shew.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty iv. 22 Variety is more pleasing than uniformity, where the same end is answer'd by both.

1778 R. B. Sheridan Camp ii. iii The tents are all ranged in a straight line; now,..is there not a horrid uniformity in their infinite vista of canvas? no curve, no break.

1842 E. B. Browning Bk. Poets ii, in Wks. (1904) 635/1 There is a difference between uniformity and monotony, and he [Marlowe] found it.

b. Unvaried or wearisome sameness; monotony, esp. of life.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > lacking variety

monotony1706

uniformity1707

humdrum1727

sameness1743

monotonousness1807

humdrummishness1830

humdrummery1831

flatness1884

humdrumminess1886

sameliness1897

sameyness1977

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 64 Custom and Uniformity..soon make the best Things seem dull and insipid.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋6 The uniformity of life must be sometimes diversified.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 195 Men to whom the late uniformity of their military life had rendered any change of society an interesting novelty.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White i. W. H.'s Narr. viii The dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge.

4. With a and plural. A particular instance of this condition; a uniform feature, law, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > that which is uniform

homogeneity1638

homogeneal1651

uniformity1665

homogene1725

monocolour1963

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 104 All kind of pretty Equalities and Uniformities, especially between Signs and Events.

1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §67. 55 We must not, for the sake of Uniformities or Analogies, depart from Truth and Fact.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xii. 412 Simple uniformities, such as are comprehended in a General Fact, may be merely accidental.

1867 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia iii. 63 I measured the depth of some of the wells, and found a uniformity of forty feet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uniformity
释义	uniformityn. Brit. /ˌjuːnᵻˈfɔːmᵻti/, U.S. /ˌjunəˈfɔrmədi/ Forms: Middle English vniformite, 1500s vniformete, 1500s–1600s vniformitie, 1600s vniformity, uniformitie, 1600s– uniformity. Etymology: < French uniformité (14th cent., = Italian uniformità , Spanish uniformidad , Portuguese -dade ), or < Latin ūniformitāt- , ūniformitās , < ūniformis uniform adj.: see -ity suffix. So also Dutch uniformiteit, German uniformität. The quality of being uniform. 1. a. The fact or condition of having the same form or character as another or others; conformity amongst several things, parts, etc., to one form or character. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] evenlinesseOE evennessa1398 equality1398 uniformity?a1475 equalness1545 uniformness1579 coherence1588 constancy1593 identity1611 oneness1611 holdinga1616 homogeneity1625 homogeny1626 unity1638 equiformity1646 self-consistencya1652 invariableness1654 homogeneousness1658 univocacy1658 sameness1743 consistency1787 self-similarity1847 consistence1850 flushnessa1878 homogenization1938 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 215 Zenon, whiche put euery synne to be of vniformite, so that he scholde synne as moche that did steyle chaffe as the man stelenge golde. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. iv. 39 To thir tua was a will in vnite, A lust, and mynd in vniformete. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. E5 Such is the vniformity of almost al the houses of the same streete.., that they are made alike both in proportion of workmanship and matter. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xxviii. §4. 637 The consent of those that haue written thereof, being nothing neare to vniformitie. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 132 Its attributes of a Winding river, and the five Bridges, sorting forsooth to uniformitie of streets. 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. ii. 50 Whence should arise this specific uniformity in the natures of man..if not that they are all cast in one mould? 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful ii. §10. 54 Succession and uniformity of parts, are what constitute the artificial infinite. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 601 Various differences in the depth, extent, or want of uniformity of the gravelly or clayey strata. 1854 Poultry Chron. 2 149/1 Quality, purity, beauty of plumage, and uniformity [in fowls]. b. Conformity to (or compliance with) one standard of opinion, practice, or procedure, esp. in respect of religion or religious observance. Act of Uniformity, in English History, one or other of three Acts regulating public worship, passed in 1549 (21 January), 1559, and 1662 respectively, which prescribed the use and acceptance of the Books of Common Prayer published in those years; esp. the Act (13 & 14 Charles II, c. 4) passed 19 May 1662, which also required the ‘assent and consent’ of the clergy to everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer; etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun] > conformity to uniformity1549 rubricity1846 1549 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 1 (title) An Acte for the Unyformytie of Service and Admynistracion of the Sacramentes throughout the Realme. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Pref. To keip vniformitie and concord in setting furth to ye people the doctrine. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋13 When the father of their Church..findeth so great fault with them for their oddes and iarring; we hope the children haue no great cause to vaunt of their vniformitie. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 147 His treatise against Uniformity. 1670 Ld. North Narr. Passages Long Parl. in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 21 All Uniformity (or Colour of it) was distasteful to the Independents. 1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1710) i. iii. i. 155 He must carry with him..Letters Testimonial..from..Three..Reverend Divines, who..can give a good Account of his Vertue, Uniformity, and Learning. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. v. 63 Lord Bacon considered that uniformity in religion was absolutely necessary. 1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. iii. 79 Its adoption was therefore a great and important advance toward uniformity. in combination.1647 Case Kingd. 10 Till Vniformity-mongers be pointed at as the only Enemies of a State. c. With a or an. ΚΠ 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxv^v Therfore is an vniformitie to be sought for, that maye be grounded vpon the sure foundation of Scripture. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 74 This distinction of Honour will bring forth a seemly and gracefull Uniformity over all the Kingdome. 1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. i. 18 The great Council of Nice ordained there should be a constant uniformity in this case. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iii. §3. 125 An uniformity of weights and measures was ordered to be enforced throughout the realm. 2. a. The condition of having, occurring in, or maintaining only one form or character; resemblance to or agreement with itself at all times or on all occasions; regularity in action or occurrence. Frequently const. of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > uniformity or freedom from fluctuation evennessa1398 uniformity1577 steadiness1638 unity1775 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. iii. i. 73 For vniformitie of building, orderlie compaction, and regiment, the towne of Cambridge exceedeth that of Oxford..by manie a fold. 1739 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 217 There is a wonderful uniformity in the conduct of Providence. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xxv. 482 Of the ‘unity of the Deity’ the proof is, the uniformity of plan observable in the universe. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 64 That branch of industry which seeks to give uniformity and mechanic action to bodies of men. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 415 Genius is of all ages, and there is perhaps more uniformity in excellence than in mediocrity. b. spec. in Geology. Cf. uniformitarian- (in uniformitarianism n.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [noun] > uniform action uniformity1837 uniformitarianism1865 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xviii. viii. 609 The progress of physical geology will be better understood by attending to the doctrine of uniformity. 1869 Huxley in Scientific Opinion 28 Apr. 487/1 It is very conceivable that catastrophes may be part and parcel of uniformity. 3. a. The condition of having the parts similar in appearance; presentation of one regular or unvaried form on this account; similarity of appearance, design, structure, style, etc.; freedom from or lack of variety, diversity, or irregularity.Regarded as either an artistic virtue or defect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > qualities generally decoruma1568 humoura1568 variety1597 strength1608 uniformity1625 barbarity1644 freedom1645 boldness1677 correctness1684 clinquant1711 unity1712 contrast1713 meretriciousness1727 airiness1734 pathos1739 chastity1760 vigour1774 prettyism1789 mannerism1803 serio-comic1805 actuality1812 largeness1824 local colour1829 subjectivitya1834 idealism1841 pastoralism1842 inartisticalitya1849 academicism1852 realism1856 colour contrast1858 crampedness1858 niggling1858 audacity1859 superreality1859 literalism1860 pseudo-classicism1861 sensationalism1862 sensationism1862 chocolate box1865 pseudo-classicality1867 academism1871 actualism1872 academicalism1874 ethos1875 terribilità1877 local colouring1881 neoclassicism1893 mass effect1902 attack1905 verismo1908 kitsch1921 abstraction1923 self-consciousness1932 surreality1936 tension1941 build-up1942 sprezzatura1957 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) xlv. 257 Houses are built to Liue in, and not to Looke on: Therefore let Vse bee preferred before Vniformitie. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. vii. 168 Uniformity also much pleaseth the eye. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 360 The beauty of a structure..did not consist, as now, in uniformity; but in the greatest variety the Artist could possibly shew. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty iv. 22 Variety is more pleasing than uniformity, where the same end is answer'd by both. 1778 R. B. Sheridan Camp ii. iii The tents are all ranged in a straight line; now,..is there not a horrid uniformity in their infinite vista of canvas? no curve, no break. 1842 E. B. Browning Bk. Poets ii, in Wks. (1904) 635/1 There is a difference between uniformity and monotony, and he [Marlowe] found it. b. Unvaried or wearisome sameness; monotony, esp. of life. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > lacking variety monotony1706 uniformity1707 humdrum1727 sameness1743 monotonousness1807 humdrummishness1830 humdrummery1831 flatness1884 humdrumminess1886 sameliness1897 sameyness1977 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 64 Custom and Uniformity..soon make the best Things seem dull and insipid. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋6 The uniformity of life must be sometimes diversified. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 195 Men to whom the late uniformity of their military life had rendered any change of society an interesting novelty. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White i. W. H.'s Narr. viii The dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge. 4. With a and plural. A particular instance of this condition; a uniform feature, law, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > that which is uniform homogeneity1638 homogeneal1651 uniformity1665 homogene1725 monocolour1963 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 104 All kind of pretty Equalities and Uniformities, especially between Signs and Events. 1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §67. 55 We must not, for the sake of Uniformities or Analogies, depart from Truth and Fact. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xii. 412 Simple uniformities, such as are comprehended in a General Fact, may be merely accidental. 1867 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia iii. 63 I measured the depth of some of the wells, and found a uniformity of forty feet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1475
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