even-handedness

A form of evenhandedness — The quality of being evenhanded; fairness, impartiality.

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Meanings

nouneven-handedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of evenhandedness.

    So context me no contexts, analyse me no analyses, suspend your partially informed diagnoses; leave off your strenuous efforts at even-handedness.

    2023 October 14, Simon Schama, “Let us be, to grieve, rage, weep; say the mourners’ kaddish”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
balance

Origin

From even-handed + -ness.

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APA

even-handedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even-handedness

MLA

“even-handedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even-handedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “even-handedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even-handedness.

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