evenness

Noun
US[ee-vuhn-nuhs]/ˈivənnəs/3 syllables
Synonyms: invariability

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)Type of parity
  2. a quality of uniformity and lack of variationSynonyms: invariabilityOpposite unevennessType of regularityKinds smoothnessAttribute of even, uneven
  3. the quality of being balancedOpposite unevennessType of equality
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

E′ven·ness noun

The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of temper, of condition.

It had need be something extraordinary, that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness.— Taylor, Jeremy

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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