| even |
noun |
Evening. See Eve, n. 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., Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper., Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit., Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; — said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain., Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure., Associate; fellow; of the same condition., Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; — said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers., To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth., To equal, 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 set right; to complete., To act up to; to keep pace with., To be equal., In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well., Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite., As might not be expected; — serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected., At the very time; in the very case. |
| evil |
adjective |
Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop., Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like., Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days., Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; — opposed to good., Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity., malady or disease; especially in the phrase king’s evil, the scrofula., In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. |