unevenness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven + -ness.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
unevenness (countable and uncountable, plural unevennesses)
- (uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
- The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.
- (countable) The result or product of being uneven.
- A rough or uneven thing.
- 1633, John Donne, Sapho to Philænis:
- His chinne, a thorny hairy unevennesse, / Doth threaten, and some daily change possesse.
Translations[edit]
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