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- [uhn-ee-vuh n]
- /ʌnˈi vən/
- /ʌnˈiːvnɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-ee-vuh n]
- /ʌnˈi vən/
Definitions of unevenness word
- adjective unevenness not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface. 1
- adjective unevenness irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality. 1
- adjective unevenness not equitable or fair; one-sided: an uneven contest. 1
- adjective unevenness not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel. 1
- adjective unevenness (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven. 1
- noun unevenness (Uncountable Noun) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity. 0
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Origin of unevenness
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 Unevenness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unevenness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unevenness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unevenness
noun unevenness
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- brokenness — the quality of being broken
- bushiness — a bushy quality or state
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
Antonyms for unevenness
noun unevenness
- apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- ciceronianism — imitation of the style of Cicero, especially as practiced by some writers and orators during the Renaissance.
- classicalism — classicism
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