(ē′vən) adjective
1. Free from inequalities or irregularities; level; uniform.
2. Divisible by 2 without remainder: said of numbers.
3. On the same level or line.
4. Without advantage on either side; of the same character; equal; fair; impartial.
5. Unvarying in disposition, action, or quality.
6. Whole or entire: said of money, numbers, etc.: even dollars. See synonyms under FLAT, HORIZONTAL, JUST, LEVEL, SMOOTH.
—of even date Law Of identical date.
—on an even keel Smoothly: from a nautical phrase applied to a ship with the same draft of water forward and aft.
—to get even To get revenge; retaliate.
—adverb
1. To a like degree; at the very time; so far or so much as; exactly; precisely; fully; quite: used to express emphasis, surprise, concession, or extension to what might not be expected: even to the end, intelligible even to a child.
2. As much as; yet: They would not believe the report, nor even the evidence.
3. Smoothly; regularly; evenly: His verses ran even.
4. Obs. Exactly.
—v.t. & v.i.
1. To make or become even or level; balance: often with up.
2. To make or become equal; equalize. [OE efen level]
—e′ven·ly adverb
—e′ven·ness noun

(ē′vən) noun Archaic
1. Evening.
2. The eve before a church festival, an event, etc. [OE œfen]