fairness
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The property of being fair or equitable.
- (archaic, countable, literary, uncountable) The property of being fair or beautiful.
Synonyms
propriety
right and wrong
just and upright
Translations
Unparteilichkeit
equità
δικαιοσύνη
justiça
équitabilité ευθύτητα
billijkheid
hermosuraFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛəɹ.nəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).
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