unevenness
Appearance
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
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