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evenness
[ˈēvə(n)nəs]
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noun form of even
e·ven
[ˈēvən]
adjective
even (adjective) · evener (comparative adjective) · evenest (superlative adjective) · even-numbered (adjective)

flat and smooth:
"prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar"
in the same plane or line; level:
"run a file along the saw to make all of the teeth even with each other"
equal in number, amount, or value:
"an even gender balance among staff and students"
equally balanced:
"it's not an even fight"
(of two people) in a state of being equal with each other, having eliminated an imbalance or debt:
"just one more favor and we're even, OK?"
having little variation in quality; regular:
"they traveled at an even and leisurely pace"
(of a person's temper or disposition) equable; calm:
"a man of good humor and even temper"
(of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108) divisible by two without a remainder:
"a meter that reads only in even numbers" · "any number doubled is even"
bearing an even number:
"headers can be placed on odd or even pages or both"
exactly equal to a round number; not having any fractions:
"the Dow Jones ended at an even 10,000"
verb
even (verb) · evens (third person present) · evened (past tense) · evened (past participle) · evening (present participle)

make or become even:
"she cut the hair again to even up the ends" · "thereafter prices evened out"
adverb
even (adverb)

used to emphasize something surprising or extreme:
"they have never even heard of the US" · "they wore fur hats, even in summer"
used in comparisons for emphasis:
"he knows even less about it than I do"
informal
used in questions to indicate confusion or exasperation:
"what is this whole thing even about?" · "what even is bitcoin, anyway?"
Origin
Old English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben.
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adjective
flat and smooth:
flat
smooth
uniform
featureless
unbroken
undamaged
unwrinkled
level
leveled
plane
flush
true
(as) flat as a pancake
planar
homaloidal
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Opposite:
uneven
bumpy
equal in number, amount, or value:
tied
drawn
balanced
neck and neck
nip and tuck
level
even-steven(s)
all square
on a par
on an equal footing
with nothing to choose between them
level pegging
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Opposite:
unequal
uneven
equally balanced:
equal
identical
like
alike
similar
comparable
commensurate
corresponding
parallel
even-steven(s)
the same
much the same
to the same degree
on a par
on an equal footing
evenly matched
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Opposite:
unequal
having little variation in quality; regular:
uniform
constant
steady
stable
consistent
changeless
unvarying
unchanging
unwavering
unaltering
regular
unfluctuating
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Opposite:
variable
irregular
(of a person's temper or disposition) equable; calm:
even-tempered
well balanced
stable
equable
placid
serene
calm
composed
poised
tranquil
cool
coolheaded
relaxed
easy
imperturbable
unexcitable
unruffled
unflustered
unworried
untroubled
unbothered
together
laid-back
unflappable
unfazed
equanimous
cool, calm, and collected
unagitated
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Opposite:
moody
excitable
verb
make or become even:
flatten
level
level off
smooth
plane
equalize
level up
balance
square
standardize
regularize
make flat
make level
level out
smooth out
smooth off
make flush
make uniform
make regular
make equal
make even
make the same
make comparable
equilibrize
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adverb
used to emphasize something surprising or extreme:
surprisingly
unexpectedly
paradoxically
believe it or not
as it happens
though it may seem strange
used in comparisons for emphasis:
still
yet
more so
all the more
all the greater
to a greater extent