Definition for UN-E'VEN-NESS

UN-E'VEN-NESS, n.

  1. Surface not level; inequality of surface; as, the unevenness of ground or of roads. Ray.
  2. Turbulence; change; want of uniformity; as, the unevenness of king Edward's reign. [Unusual.] Hale.
  3. Want of uniformity; as, unevenness of temper.
  4. Want of smoothness.

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