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un·e·ven

(ŭn-ē′vən)

adj. un·e·ven·er, un·e·ven·est

a. Not equal, as in size, length, or quality.

b. Having ill-matched opponents: an uneven contest.

2. Not consistent or uniform: an uneven color.

3. Not smooth or level: the uneven surface of a cobblestone road.

4. Not straight or parallel: uneven margins.

5. Of, relating to, or being an odd number.

6. Obsolete Not fair or equitable.

un·e′ven·ly adv.

un·e′ven·ness n.

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uneven

(ʌnˈiːvən)

adj

1. (of a surface, etc) not level or flat

2. spasmodic or variable

3. not parallel, straight, or horizontal

4. not fairly matched: an uneven race.

5. archaic not equal

6. obsolete unjust

unˈevenly adv

unˈevenness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•e•ven

(ʌnˈi vən)

adj.

1. not level or flat; rough.

2. not uniform; varying, as in quality.

3. not equitable or fair; one-sided.

4. not balanced; not symmetrical or parallel.

5. (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven.

[before 900]

un•e′ven•ly, adv.

un•e′ven•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
	2.	uneven - (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" mismatched unequal - poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
	3.	uneven - not divisible by two odd
	4.	uneven - variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing" unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
	5.	uneven - lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty" spotty, scratchy inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"

uneven

adjective

1. rough, bumpy, not flat, not level, not smooth He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park.
rough even, level, flat, plane, smooth

2. irregular, unsteady, fitful, variable, broken, fluctuating, patchy, intermittent, jerky, changeable, spasmodic, inconsistent He could hear that her breathing was uneven.

3. unequal, unfair, one-sided, ill-matched It was an uneven contest.

4. lopsided, unbalanced, asymmetrical, odd, out of true, not parallel a flat head accentuated by a short, uneven crew-cut

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

uneven

adjective

1. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance:

erratic, inconsistent, patchy, spotty, unsteady, variable.

2. Having a surface that is not smooth:

coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, scabrous.

Translations

غَيْر مُتسأو في الجَوْدَهغَيْر مُسْتَوٍ

nerovnýnestejný

uensartetujævn

uneben ungleichmäßig

desigual desniveladodespatronizadodesuniformeirregular

inégal

egyenlõtlen

misjafnósléttur

accidentato dispari ineguale irregolare

nevienodas

nelīdzensnevienādsnevienmērīgs

kupert ujevn

неровный

neenakneravenpoševen

aynı kararda olmayandeğişkendüz olmayanengebeli

不均匀的不平坦的不稳定的崎岖的

uneven

[ˈʌnˈiːvən] ADJ

1. (= not flat or straight) [surface, wall, road] → desigual, irregular; [teeth] → desigual

2. (= irregular) [breathing, rate] → irregular
it was an uneven performance → fue una actuación irregular

3. (= unfair) [distribution] → desigual, poco equitativo; [contest] → desigual
the uneven distribution of aid → la distribución desigual or poco equitativa de las ayudas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uneven

[ˌʌnˈiːv^ən] adj

(= not smooth) [surface, edge, path] → inégal(e); [teeth, wall] → irrégulier/ière

(= irregular) [breathing, rate] → irrégulier/ière

(= patchy) [performance, acting] → inégal(e)

(= unequal) [contest, distribution] → inégal(e)
It was an uneven contest → C'était une lutte inégale.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

uneven

adj

(= not level) surface → uneben; (= irregular) line → ungerade; thickness → ungleich; pulse, breathing, teeth → unregelmäßig; voice → unsicher, schwankend; pace, rate, colour, distribution → ungleichmäßig; quality → unterschiedlich; temper → unausgeglichen; contest, competition → ungleich; the engine sounds uneven → der Motor läuft ungleichmäßig

number → ungerade

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

uneven

[ʌnˈiːv/ən] adj (heartbeat, work, quality, performance) → irregolare; (thickness) → ineguale; (ground) → disuguale, accidentato/a

uneven

(anˈiːvn) adjective

1. not even. The road surface here is very uneven.

2. (of work etc) not all of the same quality. His work is very uneven.

unˈevenness noun

unˈevenly adverb

in an uneven or unequal way. The teams are unevenly matched.

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You might almost say, that this strange uncompromisedness in him involved a sort of unintelligence; for in his numerous trades, he did not seem to work so much by reason or by instinct, or simply because he had been tutored to it, or by any intermixture of all these, even or uneven; but merely by a kind of deaf and dumb, spontaneous literal process.

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Her breath was coming in little uneven, rapid gasps.

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It was Pantocyclus -- the illustrious Circle mentioned above, as the queller of the Colour Revolt -- who first convinced mankind that Configuration makes the man; that if, for example, you are born an Isosceles with two uneven sides, you will assuredly go wrong unless you have them made even -- for which purpose you must go to the Isosceles Hospital; similarly, if you are a Triangle, or Square, or even a Polygon, born with any Irregularity, you must be taken to one of the Regular Hospitals to have your disease cured; otherwise you will end your days in the State Prison or by the angle of the State Executioner.

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The arena was immense but extremely uneven and unkempt.

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Even as he went on, the shout, the laugh, the shriek the sob, rose up in unison, till they changed into the hollow, fitful, and uneven sound of the wind, as it fought among the pine-trees on those three lonely hills.

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After a few hours the road began to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow bricks, which were here very uneven. Sometimes, indeed, they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around.

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The surface of the country, which had looked so flat and level when they were coming, now seemed tossed and uneven, like the ocean-billows after a storm; a long succession of hillocks, that had scarcely settled to their places yet, indented the desert; the wind blew furiously, and the balloon fairly flew through the atmosphere.

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But now this head was swaying helplessly with the uneven movements of the bearers, and the cold listless gaze fixed itself upon nothing.

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They were nearing some low mountains, too, and the road, which before had been smooth and pleasant to walk upon, grew rough and uneven.

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They were mowing slowly over the uneven, low-lying parts of the meadow, where there had been an old dam.

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The path soon became more uneven, and the travelers could plainly perceive that the mountains drew nigher to them on each hand, and that they were, in truth, about entering one of their gorges.

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On the summit was a small uneven plateau, with a stretch across of a hundred paces, and a depth of half as much again.

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