Meanings
nounevenness (usually uncountable, plural evennesses)
plural evennesses
- uncountableusuallyFlatness, smoothness; the quality of being flat or level.
- uncountableusuallyThe quality of being even (of numbers).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna quality of uniformity and lack of variation
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)ém-no-
- Proto-Germanic*ebnaz
- Proto-Germanic*ebnassuz
- Proto-West Germanic*ebnassī
- Old Englishefennes
- Middle Englishevennesse
- Englishevenness
Inherited from Middle English evennesse, from Old English efennes, from Proto-West Germanic *ebnassī, from Proto-Germanic *ebnassuz, from *ebnaz (“even”) + *-assuz (“-ness”). By surface analysis, even (“flat”) + -ness.
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evenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenness
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“evenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evenness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenness.
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