Uneven — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈiːvən/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈiːvən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈiːvən/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈiːvən/.

Examples

an uneven color
uneven ground
uneven margins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scratchy odd mismatched spotty

Antonyms

even

Parts of Speech

adjective	not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture “an uneven color”
adjective	(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents “vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church”
adjective	not divisible by two
adjective	variable and recurring at irregular intervals “an uneven gait”
adjective	lacking consistency “the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”

Word Forms

unevenness	noun	the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity
oddness	noun	the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungleichmäßig

nicht gleichmäßig oder einheitlich wie z.B. in Form oder Textur

🇫🇷French

inégal

pas uniforme ou uniforme comme par ex. en forme ou en texture

🇪🇸Spanish

desigual

ni uniforme ni uniforme como p.e. en forma o textura

🇮🇹Italian

irregolare

non pari o uniforme come ad es. nella forma o nella consistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

ongelijk

niet gelijkmatig of uniform zoals b.v. in vorm of textuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

desigual

nem uniforme ou uniforme como, por ex. em forma ou textura

🇷🇺Russian

неровный

не ровный и не однородный, как, например. по форме или текстуре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असमतल

उदाहरण के लिए सम या एकसमान नहीं आकार या बनावट में

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম

এমনকি নয় বা ইউনিফর্ম যেমন আকারে বা টেক্সচারে

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரற்ற

சமச்சீரற்ற அல்லது சீரான எ.கா. வடிவத்தில் அல்லது அமைப்பில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానంగా

ఉదా. ఆకారం లేదా ఆకృతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

असमान

समान किंवा एकसमान नाही उदा. आकार किंवा पोत मध्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમાન

સમાન અથવા સમાન નથી દા.ત. આકાર અથવા રચનામાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮ

ಸಮವಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಏಕರೂಪದ ಉದಾ. ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമമായ

പോലും അല്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യൂണിഫോം ഉദാ. ആകൃതിയിലോ ഘടനയിലോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਾਨ

ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਸਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناہموار

نہ بھی یا یکساں جیسے جیسے شکل یا ساخت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不均匀

不均匀或均匀，例如在形状或纹理上

🇯🇵Japanese

不均等

たとえば、均一または均一ではありません。形や質感で

🇰🇷Korean

고르지 않은

예를 들어 고르지 않거나 균일하지 않습니다. 모양이나 질감이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đồng đều

không chẵn hoặc đồng nhất như v.d. trong hình dạng hoặc kết cấu

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สม่ำเสมอ

ไม่เท่ากันหรือสม่ำเสมอเช่น มีรูปร่างหรือเนื้อสัมผัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak rata

tidak genap atau seragam seperti mis. dalam bentuk atau tekstur

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pantay

hindi pantay o uniporme bilang hal. sa hugis o texture

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sekata

tidak sekata atau seragam seperti cth. dalam bentuk atau tekstur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متساو

ولا حتى أو موحدة على سبيل المثال. في الشكل أو الملمس

🇮🇷Persian

ناهموار

نه یکنواخت یا یکنواخت به عنوان مثال. در شکل یا بافت

🇹🇷Turkish

düzensiz

örneğin eşit veya tek biçimli değil şekil veya dokuda

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחוּספָּס

לא אחיד או אחיד כמו למשל. בצורה או במרקם

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