Eva

//ˈiːvə// adv, name, noun

adv, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of extravehicular activity. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Zaine is fit and has plenty of EVA experience, moving easily in her suit."

  2. 2
    Acronym of ethylene-vinyl acetate. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of extreme value analysis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of economic value added. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of ever. alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.

    ""Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular.""

Synonyms

All synonyms
ethylene-vinyl acetateextravehicular activityspacewalk

Example

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"Shinji found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school. However, the fact that he was an EVA pilot made him popular."

Etymology

The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.

Related phrases

EVA suitethylene vinyl acetate

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