homogeneous

/hoʊməˈdʒiniɪs/

/həʊməˈdʒiniɪs/

If a group of things are homogeneous, they're all the same or similar, like a room full of identically dressed Elvis impersonators.

The adjective homogeneous comes from the Greek homogenes, meaning “of the same kind.” You can break down the root of the word further into two parts: homos, meaning “same,” and genos, meaning “kind, gender, race, stock.” It sounds very scientific, but if you look around the table at home and everyone is eating a bowl of oatmeal, you could safely describe your family’s breakfast tastes as homogeneous.

Definitions of homogeneous

1. adjective

   all of the same or similar kind or nature
   “a close-knit homogeneous group”

   synonyms: homogenous

   undiversified

   not diversified

   consistent, uniform

   the same throughout in structure or composition

   solid

   of one substance or character throughout

   self-colored, self-coloured, solid

   of the same color throughout

   homogenised, homogenized

   made homogeneous

   uniform, unvarying

   always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

   same

   closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree

   antonyms:

   heterogeneous

   consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature

   diversified

   having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety

   assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry

   consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

   disparate

   including markedly dissimilar elements

   inhomogeneous, nonuniform

   not homogeneous

   different

   unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree

   varied

   characterized by variety