Uneven definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Uneven definition: An uneven surface or edge is not smooth , flat, or straight. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'uneven'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× uneven (ʌniːvən ) 1. adjective Anunevensurfaceoredgeisnotsmooth,flat,orstraight. Hestaggeredontheunevensurfaceofthecarpark. Shegazedroundthechurchatthegreyunevenwallsandthevividstainedglasswindows. ...uneventeeth. Synonyms:rough,bumpy,notflat,notlevel MoreSynonymsofuneven unevenly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]...wearingdressesthatpinchedatthearmholes,thathungasunevenlyasflags. Mycuticlesweresplitandragged,andmynailsunevenlybitten. 2. adjective Somethingthatisunevenisnotregularorconsistent. Hecouldhearthatherbreathingwasuneven. ...theslowandunevendevelopmentofindustrialcapitalisminSpain. Synonyms:irregular,unsteady,fitful,variable MoreSynonymsofuneven unevenly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Windsaregeneratedbythesunasitunevenlyheatstheearth'ssurface. Thesteakswereunevenlycooked. 3. adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingasuneven,youthinkitisnotverygoodbecauseitisnotconsistentinquality. Thiswas,forhim,anoddlyunevenperformance. Theactingiswildlyuneven. 4. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Anunevensystemorsituationisunfairlyarrangedororganized. Someofthevictimsarecomplainingloudlyabouttheunevendistributionofemergency aid. Itwasanunevencontest. Synonyms:unequal,unfair,one-sided,ill-matched MoreSynonymsofuneven unevenly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Withinafreeenterprisecapitalistsociety,resourcesareveryunevenlydistributed. MoreSynonymsofuneven COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof uneven Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'uneven' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'uneven' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Marchhare' HindiTranslationof'uneven' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency uneveninBritishEnglish (ʌnˈiːvən ) adjective1. (ofasurface,etc)notlevelorflat 2. spasmodicorvariable 3. notparallel,straight,orhorizontal 4. notfairlymatched anunevenrace 5. archaic notequal 6. obsolete unjust CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsunevenly(unˈevenly)adverb unevenness(unˈevenness)noun WordFrequency uneveninAmericanEnglish (ʌnˈivən ) adjective noteven;specif.,a.  notlevel,smooth,orflat;rough;irregular b.  notstraightorparallel c.  unequal,asinlengthorthickness d.  notuniform;varying;fluctuating e.  notequallybalancedormatched f.  notequitable;unfair g. AncientMathematics odd;notevenlydivisiblebytwo Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsunevenly(unˈevenly) adverb unevenness(unˈevenness) noun WordoriginME