Evenness
/ˈiː.vən.nəs/noun
The quality of being level, uniform, or equal in amount, degree, or distribution.
Did you know?Evenness traces back to the same ancient root that gave English words for “equal” and “level,” so the idea of balance was literally built into the word from the start.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁eik-
“to be even, level, or equal”
Latin
Latin
aequus
“level, even, fair, equal”
Old French
Old French
eve
“level, flat, even”
Old English
English
efen
“even, level, equal”
Middle English
English
evennesse
“state or condition of being even or equal”
Modern English
English
evenness
“the state or quality of being even, uniform, or level”