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- pronunciation:
- ho
m
ji
ni
s
[or]
ho
m
jin
ys
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. (Cf. heterogeneous.)
The influx of immigrants and refugees into the small nation has transformed what was once a homogeneous population.
- antonyms:
- diverse, heterogeneous, multifarious
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| definition 2: |
having the same structure, nature, or texture throughout; uniform. (Cf. heterogeneous.)
Homogeneous matter has the same composition regardless of what amount is analyzed.- antonyms:
- different, heterogeneous, mixed
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| related words: |
consistent, uniform |
adverb + (adj.)homogeneous
culturally,
essentially,
ethnically,
fairly,
formerly,
from,
generally,
genetically,
hardly,
highly,
increasingly,
internally,
largely,
less,
means,
more,
neither,
otherwise,
perfectly,
politically,
racially,
rapidly,
rather,
relatively,
remarkably,
seemingly,
statistically,
stylistically,
supposedly,
surprisingly,
totally
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(adj.)homogeneous
+ adverb
primarily, therefore
(adj.)homogeneous
+ noun
assumption,
bloc,
catalysis,
category,
characteristic,
chi,
class,
classroom,
community,
composition,
compression,
culture,
dimension,
discussion,
distribution,
elite,
entity,
explanation,
fluid,
gas,
grade,
group,
grouping,
habitat,
identity,
ignition,
immigrant,
mass,
material,
minority,
mix,
mixture,
patch,
phenomenon,
pile,
polity,
population,
region,
sample,
set,
setting,
society,
subgroup,
suburb,
territory,
unit,
variable,
variance,
variation,
whole
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| derivation: |
homogeneously (adv.) |
The word homogeneous
contains the following parts:
homo, homeo, omal
Greek
root
that means one, same
  Example words:
anomalous, anomaly, homeopathy, homeostasis, homoeroticism, homogeneous, homogenize, homogenous, homograph, homologous, homology, homomorphism, homonym, homophile, homophobia, homophone, homophonic, homopterous, homosexual
- synonyms:
- iso-
- antonyms:
- ali, allo, all, hetero
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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