Meanings
comparative more equitable · superlative most equitable · alternative obsolete æquitable
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
Security can be obtained but by defined rights, and these can be ensured only by equitable laws.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 2541 more example
I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 33Synonyms: disinterested, unbiased, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal · Antonyms: inequitable
- lawRelating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law; relating to equity or courts of equity.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFair, just, or impartial.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchéquitable
- Englishequitable
From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَقَّانِيّ, عَدْل
- حَقَّانِيّ (ḥaqqāniyy)fair, just, or impartial
- عَدْل (ʕadl)fair, just, or impartial
Bulgarian справедлив, безпристрастен
- справедлив (spravedliv)fair, just, or impartial
- безпристрастен (bezpristrasten)fair, just, or impartial
Czech spravedlivý, nestranný
- spravedlivýfair, just, or impartial
- nestrannýfair, just, or impartial
- poctivýfair, just, or impartial
Dutch rechtvaardig
- rechtvaardigfair, just, or impartial
Finnish oikeudenmukainen
- oikeudenmukainenfair, just, or impartial
German gerecht, ehrlich
- gerechtmarked by or having equity
- ehrlichfair, just, or impartial
- fairfair, just, or impartial
- gerechtfair, just, or impartial
- unparteiischfair, just, or impartial
Hungarian méltányos, igazságos
- méltányosfair, just, or impartial
- igazságosfair, just, or impartial
Irish cothromasach
- cothromasachmarked by or having equity
Italian equo, giusto
- equofair, just, or impartial
- giustofair, just, or impartial
- bilanciatofair, just, or impartial
- equilibratofair, just, or impartial
Māori tōkeke
- tōkekefair, just, or impartial
Portuguese justo, imparcial
- justofair, just, or impartial
- imparcialfair, just, or impartial
Romanian echitabil, echitabil
- echitabilmarked by or having equity
- echitabilfair, just, or impartial
Russian справедли́вый, беспристра́стный
- справедли́вый (spravedlívyj)fair, just, or impartial
- беспристра́стный (bespristrástnyj)fair, just, or impartial
Spanish equitativo, ecuánime
- equitativomarked by or having equity
- ecuánimefair, just, or impartial
Swedish rättvis
- rättvismarked by or having equity
Turkish adâletle, adâletli
- adâletlefair, just, or impartial
- adâletlifair, just, or impartial
- âdilfair, just, or impartial
- bîtaraffair, just, or impartial
- eşitlikçifair, just, or impartial
- haktanırfair, just, or impartial
- tarafsızfair, just, or impartial
Ukrainian справедливий, неупереджений
- справедливий (spravedlyvyj)fair, just, or impartial
- неупереджений (neuperedženyj)fair, just, or impartial
Urdu مُنصِفانہ
- مُنصِفانہ (munsifānā)fair, just, or impartial
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