## Meanings
1. A set of special clothes worn by members of a group, such as students, police, or soldiers.
2. Always the same; not changing or varying.
3. To provide someone with a uniform.

## Examples
- All the children wear a blue uniform to school.
- The walls were painted a uniform shade of grey.
- The new recruits were uniformed and trained within a week.

## Antonyms
- multiform
- nonuniform
- omniform

## Derived Forms
- non-uniform
- quasiuniform
- semiuniform
- uniformity
- uniformly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: uniformis
- Affix: uni- - one

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

## AI Etymology
Uniform is borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis. The historical line also includes Latin uniformis. In present-day use, it can mean a set of special clothes worn by members of a group, such as students, police, or soldiers, or always the same; not changing or varying. Derived formations include non-uniform, quasiuniform, semiuniform, uniformity, uniformly.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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