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evener

evener is the comparative form of even.

Noun

evener (plural eveners)

  1. One who, or that which, makes even.
    • Hers is not simply a plea for the value of tragedy, for that awareness of death which increases incentives for life; it is rather a negative use of death as the great leveler, the evener of scores.1966, Wilfred Healey Stone, The Cave and the Mountain: A Study of E. M. Forster, page 254
  2. (dated) In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
  3. A raddle (instrument used by weavers).

Meaning of even

Adjective

even (comparative evener or more even, superlative evenest or most even)

  1. Flat and level.
    • Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
    Synonyms:
    flat
  2. Without great variation.
    • Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
    Synonyms:
    regular
  3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
    • The distribution of food must be even.
  4. (not comparable) Of an integer, divisible by two.
    • Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
  5. (informal) Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
    • Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?
      Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand.[…]
      Jorgenson. […] How'd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even number. Thought you liked nice even numbers.1989, Jerry Sterner, Other People's Money, act I
    Synonyms:
    round
  6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
    Synonyms:
    quits

See all 25 meanings of even

Forms of evener

pluraleveners

Questions about evener

What does evener mean?
Evener means one who, or that which, makes even.
What is evener the comparative form of?
Evener is the comparative form of even.
What part of speech is evener?
Evener is a noun.
What is the plural of evener?
The plural of evener is eveners.

Words near evener in the dictionary

  1. evened
  2. evened out
  3. evened the score
  4. evened up
  5. evenemential
  6. evener
  7. eveners
  8. evenes
  9. evenest
  10. evenfall
  11. evenfalls

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