homogeneity
/ˌhɒmə(ʊ)dʒɪˈneɪɪti
/ /ˌhɒmə(ʊ)dʒɪˈniːɪti/ /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)dʒɪˈneɪɪti/ /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)dʒɪˈniːɪti/noun [mass noun]
The quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind: the cultural homogeneity of our society...
- At the same time, the ideas and policies that stressed cultural uniformity and homogeneity persisted.
- Perhaps this is just a natural part of the progression of our society, technology driving us towards increasing global homogeneity.
- No, this is a country of handmade, individual wines whose greatest asset is diversity, not homogeneity.
Synonyms
uniformity, homogeneousness, similarity, similar nature, similitude, likeness, alikeness, sameness, identicalness, consistency, resemblance, comparability, correspondence
rare analogousness
Origin
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin homogeneitas, from homogeneus (see homogeneous) + -ity.
Rhymes
- letters patent
- letters rogatory
- letter stamp
- letters testamentary
- letter stick
- letter sweater
- letter weigher
- letterweight
- letter-winged kite
- letterwood
- letterword
- letter-worship
- letter writer
- let the cat out of the bag
- let the cobbler stick to his last
- let the side down
- Lettic
- lettice
- lettice cap
- lettiga
- letting
- letting out
- Lettish
- Lettonian
- lettre batarde