Meanings
adjectiveevenhanded (comparative more evenhanded, superlative most evenhanded)
comparative more evenhanded · superlative most evenhanded · alternative even-handed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFair and impartial; unbiased; just.
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Origin
From even + handed. First attested in c. 1600.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian безпристрастен
- безпристрастен (bezpristrasten)having no partiality
Finnish tasapuolinen
- tasapuolinenhaving no partiality
French équitable
- équitablehaving no partiality
Māori ngākau tapatahi
- ngākau tapatahihaving no partiality
Polish sprawiedliwy, bezstronny
- sprawiedliwyhaving no partiality
- bezstronnyhaving no partiality
Russian беспристра́стный
- беспристра́стный (bespristrástnyj)having no partiality
Spanish imparcial, equitativo
- imparcialhaving no partiality
- equitativohaving no partiality
Cite this entry
APA
evenhanded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenhanded
MLA
“evenhanded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenhanded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evenhanded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenhanded.
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