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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Even \E"ven\ ([=e]v"'n) n. [OE. eve, even, efen, [ae]fen. AS. [=ae]fen; akin to OS. [=a]band, OFries, [=a]vend, D. avond, OHG. [=a]band, Icel. aptan, Sw. afton, Dan. aften; of unknown origin. Cf. {Eve}, {Evening}.] Evening. See {Eve}, noun
1. [Poetic.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Even \E"ven\, adjective [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j["a]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.
2. Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.
3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix. 44.
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.
To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak.
5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. ''I know my life so even.'' --Shak.
6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] ''His even servant.'' --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).
7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.
Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. --Jer. Taylor.
{On even ground}, with equal advantage.
{On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Even \E"ven\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evening}]
1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh.
It will even all inequalities --Evelyn.
2. To equal. [Obs.] ''To even him in valor.'' --Fuller.
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.
4. To set right; to complete.
5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Even \E"ven\, verb (used without an object) To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Even \E"ven\, adverb [AS. efne. See {Even}, adjective, and cf. {E'en}.]
1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. ''Is it even so?'' --Shak.
Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. --Spenser.
2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.
Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak.
Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. --Swift.
3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. --Addison.
4. At the very time; in the very case.
I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them. --Dryden.
Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. ''I have debated even in my soul.'' --Shak.
By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
even
adjective
1: divisible by two [ant: {odd}]
2: 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: {fifty-fifty}]
3: 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}]
4: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: {regular}]
5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {regular}]
6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {level(p)}]
adverb
1: 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!"
2: in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
3: 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: {yet}, {still}]
4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
verb
1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level}, {even out}]
2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even out}]
3: make even or more even [syn: {even out}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
534 Moby Thesaurus words for "even": Laodicean, 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, 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
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