unevenness

1 a quality of variability and lack of uniformity [syn: variability] [ant: evenness, evenness]

2 the quality of being unbalanced [ant: evenness]

English

Etymology

From un- + even + -ness.

Pronunciation

Noun

unevenness

1. (uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.

   The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.

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