unevenness

English

Etymology

From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven +‎ -ness.

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Noun

unevenness (countable and uncountable, plural unevennesses)

(uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.
(countable) The result or product of being uneven.
A rough or uneven thing.
- 1633, John Donne, Sapho to Philænis:
  His chinne, a thorny hairy unevennesse, / Doth threaten, and some daily change possesse.

Translations

quality

Finnish: epätasaisuus (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ujevnhet (no), ujamnhet
Portuguese: desnível m, desnivelamento m

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