fairness

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The property of being fair or equitable.
2. (archaic, countable, literary, uncountable) The property of being fair or beautiful.

Synonyms

justice

impartiality

equity

beauty

rightness

comeliness

decency

equality

righteousness

candour

justness

neutrality

loveliness

blondness

correctness

objectivity

grace

honesty

candor

prettiness

beauteousness

handsomeness

propriety

fair-mindedness

paleness

straightness

justification

uprightness

trustworthiness

appealingness

honestness

right and wrong

aboveboard

just and upright

attractiveness

beautifulness

charm

elegance

equitableness

evenness

frankness

gracefulness

identity

impartial

judicature

legitimacy

mercy

neatness

open-mindedness

probity

pulchritude

reasonableness

rectitude

right

rightfulness

sameness

similarity

sincerity

sportsmanship

squareness

straightforwardness

Translations

Fairness

Gerechtigkeit

justice

rechtvaardigheid

impartialité

beauté

hermosura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛəɹ.nəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fairness

Inherited from Old English: fæġernes

Cognate with Old High German: fagarnessi

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”).