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homogeneous

ho·mo·ge·ne·ous

homogeneous

 
 
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
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
Word Combinations  About this feature
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  [See all][See only the most frequent]
(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  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: homogeneously (adv.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word homogeneous contains the following parts: