Homogeneous

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/

Definitions

1. Comprising components that are all alike in nature, exhibiting consistent characteristics without variation, and demonstrating a lack of diversity throughout the whole entity
2. Consisting entirely of similar elements without variation, displaying uniformity throughout its entirety, and characterized by a lack of differing parts
3. Made up of parts or elements that are all the same or very similar, showing no noticeable differences throughout

Etymology: "Homogeneous" is built from two Greek pieces: "homós," meaning "same," and "génos," meaning "kind" or "race." The Greek adjective "homogenḗs" meant "of the same race, family or kind," and it passed into Medieval Latin as "homogeneus" before reaching English. The sense of the Greek word is still visible in the English one: a homogeneous group is one whose members share a common kind or nature. The same two Greek roots lie behind a family of words. "Genus," the Latin word for kind or class, comes from the same Greek "génos," and so do "gene" and "generate." "Homo-," the prefix meaning "same," appears in "homonym" and "homophone," and the "-ous" ending simply turns the noun into an adjective.

Synonyms: uniform, consistent, similar, alike, identical

Antonyms: heterogeneous, diverse, varied, mixed, different