'Even' definitions:
Definition of 'even'
From: WordNet
adverb
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!"
adverb
In spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
adverb
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" [syn: even, yet, still]
adverb
To the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
adjective
adjective
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" [syn: even, fifty-fifty]
adjective
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" [ant: uneven]
adjective
Symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: even, regular]
adjective
Occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: even, regular]
adjective
Of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p), even, level(p)]
noun
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [syn: evening, eve, even, eventide]
verb
verb
Become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: even, even out]
verb
Make even or more even [syn: even, even out]
Definition of 'Even'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Even'
From: GCIDE
- Even \E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[aum]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. Anent, Ebb.]
- 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. [1913 Webster]
- And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix. 44. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both sides; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. [1913 Webster]
- To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know my life so even." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even servant." --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29). [1913 Webster]
- 7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers. [1913 Webster]
- Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- On even ground, with equal advantage.
- On even keel (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Even'
From: GCIDE
- Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evened; p. pr. & vb. n. Evening]
- 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. [1913 Webster]
- His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- It will even all inequalities --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To equal. [Obs.] "To even him in valor." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits; to make equal; as, to even the score. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To set right; to complete. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Even'
From: GCIDE
- Even \E"ven\, v. i. To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Even'
From: GCIDE
- Even \E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See Even, a., and cf. E'en.]
- 1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite. [1913 Webster]
- Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected. [1913 Webster]
- I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. At the very time; in the very case. [1913 Webster]
- I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'even'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a fortiori,
- above all,
- absolutely,
- accommodate,
- accordant,
- adjust,
- after all,
- again,
- albeit,
- algorismic,
- algorithmic,
- align,
- aligned,
- alike,
- aliquot,
- all the more,
- all the same,
- already,
- alternate,
- although,
- amount to,
- analogous,
- apathetic,
- appease,
- arrowlike,
- as well,
- assimilate to,
- at all events,
- at any rate,
- at par,
- au pair,
- automatic,
- balance,
- balanced,
- beating,
- break even,
- but,
- by turns,
- calm,
- calm down,
- cancel,
- cardinal,
- centrist,
- changeable,
- chiefly,
- circling,
- close,
- coequal,
- coextending,
- coextensive,
- collateral,
- come to,
- come up to,
- commensurate,
- commutable,
- commutative,
- comparable,
- compensate,
- compose,
- composed,
- concurrent,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- constant,
- continual,
- continuous,
- convertible,
- cool,
- coordinate,
- correspond,
- correspondent,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- countervail,
- cradle,
- cyclic,
- dab,
- damp,
- dead,
- dead straight,
- decimal,
- defensible,
- definitely,
- delicate,
- deserved,
- despite,
- differential,
- digital,
- direct,
- directly,
- disinterested,
- dispassionate,
- ditto,
- dominantly,
- downy,
- drag,
- draw,
- drawn,
- dress,
- dub,
- due,
- dulcify,
- ease,
- epochal,
- equable,
- equal,
- equalize,
- equalized,
- equalizing,
- equanimous,
- equate,
- equidistant,
- equilateral,
- equilibrize,
- equispaced,
- equitable,
- equivalent,
- especially,
- eurythmic,
- even off,
- even out,
- even so,
- even stephen,
- even up,
- even with,
- even-tempered,
- evenhanded,
- ever so,
- every other,
- exact,
- exactly,
- exchangeably,
- exchanged,
- exponential,
- express,
- expressly,
- fair,
- fair and square,
- faithful,
- faithfully,
- fell,
- fifty-fifty,
- figural,
- figurate,
- figurative,
- fine,
- finished,
- finite,
- first of all,
- fit,
- flat,
- flatten,
- flattened,
- flush,
- for all that,
- fractional,
- gentle,
- get even with,
- give-and-take,
- glabrate,
- glabrescent,
- glabrous,
- good,
- grade,
- grease,
- half-and-half,
- harmonious,
- harmonize,
- harrow,
- homaloidal,
- homogeneous,
- homogenize,
- honest,
- horizontal,
- howbeit,
- however,
- hush,
- identical,
- imaginary,
- immutable,
- impair,
- impartial,
- impassive,
- imperturbable,
- impossible,
- in a line,
- in all respects,
- in any case,
- in any event,
- in chief,
- in every respect,
- in exchange,
- in return,
- in spite of,
- in the main,
- in turn,
- indeed,
- independent,
- indifferent,
- inerrable,
- inerrant,
- infallible,
- infinite,
- integral,
- integrate,
- interchangeable,
- interchanged,
- intermittent,
- invariable,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- irrational,
- isochronal,
- just,
- just the same,
- justifiable,
- justified,
- keep pace with,
- knot,
- knotted,
- Laodicean,
- lawful,
- lay,
- lay down,
- lay flat,
- lay level,
- lay low,
- lay out,
- legal,
- leiotrichous,
- level,
- level with,
- levelheaded,
- like,
- lineal,
- linear,
- lined up,
- literally,
- literatim,
- logarithmic,
- logometric,
- lubricate,
- lull,
- mainly,
- make uniform,
- match,
- match up with,
- mathematical,
- measure up to,
- measured,
- mechanical,
- meet,
- meet and right,
- merited,
- methodic,
- methodical,
- metrical,
- metronomic,
- micrometrically precise,
- microscopic,
- midway,
- moderate,
- mollify,
- monolithic,
- monotonous,
- more than ever,
- mostly,
- mow,
- mutual,
- mutually,
- nay,
- negative,
- neuter,
- neutral,
- never so,
- nevertheless,
- nice,
- nip and tuck,
- no end,
- nonaligned,
- noncommitted,
- nonconvergent,
- nondivergent,
- nonetheless,
- nonpartisan,
- normalize,
- notwithstanding,
- numeral,
- numerary,
- numerative,
- numeric,
- odd,
- of a piece,
- oil,
- on a footing,
- on a level,
- on a par,
- on even ground,
- on the fence,
- on the level,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- ordinal,
- oscillatory,
- pacify,
- pair,
- pancake,
- par,
- parallel,
- parallelepipedal,
- parallelinervate,
- paralleling,
- parallelodrome,
- parallelogrammatic,
- parallelogrammic,
- parallelotropic,
- particularly,
- passive,
- peaceful,
- peculiarly,
- periodical,
- permutable,
- persistent,
- pinpoint,
- placid,
- plain,
- plane,
- planish,
- plaster,
- plumb,
- point-blank,
- poise,
- positive,
- positively,
- possible,
- pour balm into,
- precise,
- precisely,
- predominantly,
- primarily,
- prime,
- principally,
- proper,
- proportion,
- proportionate,
- proportioned,
- pulsing,
- quell,
- quiet,
- quite,
- quits,
- radical,
- rase,
- rather,
- rational,
- raze,
- reach,
- real,
- really,
- reciprocal,
- reciprocally,
- reciprocate,
- reciprocating,
- reciprocative,
- rectilineal,
- rectilinear,
- recurrent,
- recurring,
- refined,
- regular,
- regularize,
- regulate,
- religious,
- religiously exact,
- repay,
- reposeful,
- requite,
- rest,
- retaliate,
- retaliatory,
- returnable,
- rhythmic,
- rhythmical,
- right,
- right and proper,
- rightful,
- rigid,
- rigidly,
- rigorous,
- rigorously,
- rival,
- robotlike,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- roll,
- roll flat,
- rolled,
- rotary,
- round,
- ruler-straight,
- run abreast,
- run to,
- same,
- scientific,
- scientifically exact,
- seasonal,
- sedate,
- self-possessed,
- serene,
- serial,
- set,
- settle,
- severe,
- shave,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth out,
- smooth over,
- smooth-shaven,
- smoothed out,
- smoothen,
- smoothened,
- sober,
- soothe,
- square,
- squarely,
- squashed,
- squashed flat,
- stabile,
- stabilize,
- stable,
- stack up with,
- staid,
- stalemated,
- standard,
- standardize,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steamroll,
- steamroller,
- stereotype,
- still,
- still more,
- straight,
- straight-cut,
- straight-front,
- straight-side,
- straightforward,
- streamlined,
- strict,
- strictly,
- strike a balance,
- suave,
- subdue,
- submultiple,
- subtle,
- surd,
- swapped,
- switched,
- symmetric,
- symmetrize,
- systematic,
- tabloid,
- tabular,
- temperate,
- the same,
- third-force,
- third-world,
- though,
- tie,
- tied,
- to the letter,
- touch,
- traded,
- tranquil,
- tranquilize,
- transcendental,
- transposed,
- trodden,
- trodden flat,
- true,
- truly,
- turn about,
- unbending,
- unbent,
- unbiased,
- unbowed,
- unbroken,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- uncommitted,
- uncurved,
- undeflected,
- undeviating,
- undeviatingly,
- undifferentiated,
- undistorted,
- undisturbed,
- undiversified,
- undulant,
- undulatory,
- unerring,
- unerringly,
- uniform,
- uniform with,
- uniformize,
- uninterrupted,
- uninvolved,
- unprejudiced,
- unrough,
- unroughened,
- unruffled,
- unswerving,
- unturned,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- upright,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- verily,
- vertical,
- warrantable,
- warranted,
- wavelike,
- well-balanced,
- well-set,
- well-set-up,
- wheeling,
- when,
- word by word,
- word for word,
- yea,
- yet
Words containing 'Even'
- Evene,
- Evened,
- Evener,
- Evening,
- Evenly,
- Evenness,
- even as,
- even off,
- even out,
- even so,
- even up,
- this evening,
- Evening Shade,
- Evening flower,
- Evening grosbeak,
- Evening primrose,
- On an even keel,
- On even ground,
- On even keel,
- The evening star,
- break even,
- even a little,
- even chance,
- even spacing,
- even tempered,
- evening bag,
- evening clothes,
- evening dress,
- evening gown,
- evening lychnis,
- evening prayer,
- evening shift,
- evening shirt,
- evening star,
- get even,
- get even with,
- getting even,
- Evening Shade, AR,
- Evening Shade, OK,
- Yester-evening,
- common evening primrose,
- even-pinnate,
- even-tempered,
- even-textured,
- even-toed,
- evening trumpet flower,
- evening-snow,
- even-pinnate leaf,
- even-toed ungulate,
- evening-primrose family,
- odd-even check,
- equable even-tempered good-tempered placid