uneven

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈivən/, X-SAMPA: /Vn"iv@n/
• Rhymes: -iːvən

Etymology

Old English unefen, from un- + even.

Adjective

uneven (comparative more uneven, superlative most uneven)

1. Not even
2. Not level or smooth
3. Not uniform
4. Varying in quality

Synonyms

• rough

Translations

not even

• Czech: nerovný (cs) m
• Dutch: oneven (nl)
• Finnish: pariton (fi)
• Maori: pāhikahika (mi)
• Norwegian: ujevn (no), kupert (no)

• Portuguese: desigual (pt)
• Russian: неровный (ru) (neróvnyj), нечётный (ru) (nečótnyj) (odd)
• Spanish: desigual (es), desnivel (es) m
• Swedish: ojämn (sv)

not level or smooth

• Czech: nerovnoměrný (cs)
• Finnish: epätasainen (fi)
• Norwegian: ujevn (no)
• Portuguese: desnivelado

• Russian: неровный (ru) (neróvnyj), негладкий (ru) (negládkij), шероховатый (ru) (šeroxovátyj)
• Spanish: desnivelado (es), desnivel (es) m

not uniform

• Czech: nerovnoměrný (cs)
• Finnish: epäsäännöllinen (fi)
• Portuguese: desuniforme

• Russian: неравномерный (ru) (neravnomérnyj)
• Spanish: desuniforme (es)

varying in quality

• Portuguese: despadronizado

• Spanish: despatronizado (es)

Derived terms

• unevenly
• unevenness

See also

• irregular
• unequal