Definition of even

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even - 15 definitions

- noun
1. evening -- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
synonyms: evening, eve, eventide
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. flush -- make level or straight; "level the ground"
synonyms: flush, level, even out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. even -- become even or more even; "even out the surface"
synonyms: even out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. even -- make even or more even
synonyms: even out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. even, even -- to make even
synonyms: evens, level, evened, uneven, evenest
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
6. even -- divisible by two
antonyms: odd -- not divisible by two
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. even -- equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
synonyms: fifty-fifty
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. even -- being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
antonyms: uneven -- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. even -- symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
synonyms: regular
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. even -- occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
synonyms: regular
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. tied -- of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"
synonyms: tied, level
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- adverb
12. even -- used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. even -- in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. even -- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"
synonyms: yet, still
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. even -- to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
odd -- not divisible by two
uneven -- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"

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