uneven
[ uhn-ee-vuhn ]
/ ʌnˈi vən /
adjective
not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality.
not equitable or fair; one-sided: an uneven contest.
not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel.
(of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven.
RELATED WORDS
bump, distortion, twist, spasm, hump, imperfection, roughness, change, deviation, flaw, aberration, stop, variation, break, asymmetry, hole, inconsistency, shift, uncertainty, dent
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Origin of uneven
Related formsun·e·ven·ly, adverbun·e·ven·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for unevenness
uneven
/ (ʌnˈiːvən) /
adjective
(of a surface, etc) not level or flat
spasmodic or variable
not parallel, straight, or horizontal
not fairly matchedan uneven race
archaic not equal
obsolete unjust
Derived Formsunevenly, adverbunevenness, noun
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Word Origin and History for unevenness
uneven
Old English unefen "unequal," from un- (1) "not" + even (adj.). Cf. Old Frisian oniovn, Middle Dutch oneven, Old High German uneban, German uneben, Old Norse ujafn. Meaning "irregular, broken, rugged" (in reference to terrain, etc.) is recorded from late 13c.
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