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evenness

/ˈivənnəs/EE-vuhn-nuhs
/ˈivənnəs/EE-vuhn-nuhs

Meaningbeing even

Common meaning: smoothness

Other meanings: fairness

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishefen‘level or equal’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishewensource
  3. Englisheven‘flat or equal’
  4. Englishformed in English from evenevenness‘smoothness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from even + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EVEN, p.197 · scan

Source words

  • efen Old English · source word “evening”

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