unevenness

English

Etymology

From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

unevenness (countable and uncountable, plural unevennesses)

1. (uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.

   The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.

2. (countable) The result or product of being uneven.
3. 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

quality

• Finnish: epätasaisuus (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ujevnhet (no), ujamnhet

• Portuguese: desnível m, desnivelamento m