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adjective
1.
level; flat; without surface irregularities; smooth: an even road.
2.
on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel: even with the ground.
3.
free from variations or fluctuations; regular: even motion.
4.
uniform in action, character, or quality: to hold an even course.
5.
EXPANDequal in measure or quantity: Add even amounts of oil and vinegar.
6.
divisible by two, as a number (opposed to odd).
7.
denoted by such a number: the even pages of a book.
8.
exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: an even seven miles.
9.
Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.
10.
equally balanced or divided; equal: Check to see if the scales are even.
11.
leaving no balance of debt on either side; square: We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life.
12.
calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: an even temper.
13.
COLLAPSEequitable, impartial, or fair: an even bargain.
adverb
14.
evenly: The road ran even over the fields.
15.
still; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): even more suitable.
16.
(used to suggest that something mentioned as a possibility constitutes an extreme case or an unlikely instance): Even the slightest noise disturbs him. Even if he attends, he may not participate.
17.
just (used to emphasize occurrence, coincidence, or simultaneousness of occurrences): Even as he lay dying, they argued over his estate.
18.
EXPANDfully or quite: even to death.
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Evened
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
verb (used with object)
21.
to make even; level; smooth (sometimes followed by out): to even a board with a plane.
22.
to place in an even state as to claim or obligation; balance (often followed by up): to even up accounts.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase23.
to become even: The odds evened before the race.
24.
Idiomseven out,
a.
to make or become even, smooth, or flat: The wrinkles will even out when the suit dries.
b.
to become equal, balanced, stable, etc.: optimistic that the situation would even out eventually.
25.
break even, to have one's profits equal one's losses; neither gain nor lose: The company barely broke even last year.
26.
get even, to be revenged; retaliate: He vowed to get even for the insult.
Origin:
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English efen; cognate with Gothic ibns, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn even, equal; (adv.) Middle English even(e), Old English efne, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English evenen, Old English efnan to lower, derivative of the adj.
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English efen; cognate with Gothic ibns, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn even, equal; (adv.) Middle English even(e), Old English efne, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English evenen, Old English efnan to lower, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
e·ven·er, noun
e·ven·ly, adverb
e·ven·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. irregular. 12. mercurial. 13. biased.
1. irregular. 12. mercurial. 13. biased.
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Word Origin & History
even
O.E. efen "level," also "equal" (as in efeneald "of the same age"), from P.Gmc. *ebnaz (cf. Ger. eben, Goth. ibns). Etymologists are uncertain whether the original sense was "level" or "alike." Of numbers, from 1550s. Modern adverbial sense (introducing an extreme case of something more generally implied)
EXPANDseems to have arisen 16c. from use of the word to emphasize identity ("Who, me?" "Even you," etc.) Sense of "on an equal footing" is from 1630s. Related: Evenly. Rhyming reduplication phrase even steven is attested from 1866; even break first recorded 1911. Evenhanded attested from c.1600; even-tempered from 1875.
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even  (ē'vən) Pronunciation Key
Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 0, such as 12 or 876. |
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