uniformed en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin uniformis Middle French uniformebor. English uniform Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English uniformed From uniform + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Dressed in a uniform.
A uniformed chauffeur collected us for the party.
The luckier and less disabled ones manned lifts or were posted at the doors of public buildings, a uniformed and bemedalled conciergerie who were more often than not unhelpful, making the most of whatever petty authority they were invested with.
2011, Alan Bennett, “Baffled at a Bookcase”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15:
- (not-comparable) In an occupation that requires a uniform, such as the police force or military.
Antonyms
Deriveds
uniformed service · ununiformed
Translations (11)
da uniformeret (wearing a uniform) · pt fardado (wearing a uniform) · tl unipormado (wearing a uniform) · pa ਬਾਵਰਦੀ (wearing a uniform) · de uniformiert (wearing a uniform) · hu egyenruhás (wearing a uniform) · es uniformado (wearing a uniform) · ca uniformat (wearing a uniform) · nb uniformert (wearing a uniform) · fi univormupukuinen (wearing a uniform) · nn uniformert (wearing a uniform)