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- [uhn-ee-vuh n]
- /ʌnˈi vən/
- /ʌnˈiː.vən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-ee-vuh n]
- /ʌnˈi vən/
Definitions of uneven word
- adjective uneven not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface. 1
- adjective uneven irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality. 1
- adjective uneven not equitable or fair; one-sided: an uneven contest. 1
- adjective uneven not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel. 1
- adjective uneven (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven. 1
- adjective uneven not level 1
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Origin of uneven
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English unefen; cognate with German uneben. See un-1, even1
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Parts of speech for Uneven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uneven popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
uneven usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uneven
adj uneven
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- aslant — at a slant
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- breathy — If someone has a breathy voice, you can hear their breath when they speak or sing.
- bumpy — A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
adjective uneven
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
Antonyms for uneven
adj uneven
- accumbent — (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- collinear — lying on the same straight line
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
adjective uneven
- equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
- even — Flat and smooth.
- glazy — Having the appearance of a glaze.
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
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