equality

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The fact of being equal.
2. (uncountable, usually) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
3. (uncountable, usually) The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

Synonyms

evenness

parity

similarity

uniformity

equivalence

balance

sameness

equal rights

equation

fairness

impartiality

resemblance

par

equity

likeness

justice

draw

equilibrium

identity

rightness

possession of equal rights

good order

same rank

equality relation

comparison

similitude

equal

equalization

parallel

parallelism

apposition

deuce

conformity

conformance

egalite

equal opportunity

good match

same rights

coequality

being about the same

state of balance

eventness

principle of equal treatment

egality

homogeneity

equal treatment

harmony

line

match

matching

Translations

égalité

Gleichheit

igualdad

uguaglianza

igualdade

Gleichberechtigung

eguaglianza

gelijkheid

ισότητα

Parität

pariteit

parità

igualtat

paridad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French equalité (modern French égalité), from Latin aequālitās, aequālitātem. Doublet of equity. By surface analysis, equal + -ity

Sentences

This equality is true regardless of the masses or compositions of the bodies .