Meanings
nounevenhandedness (uncountable)
alternative even-handedness
- uncountableThe quality of being evenhanded; fairness, impartiality.
The uproar […] came as the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, is under increasing pressure to demonstrate evenhandedness.
2007 January 26, Marc Santora, “Iraq Leader and Sunni Officials in Clash on Security”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Arabic إِنْصَاف
- إِنْصَاف (ʔinṣāf)quality or state of being evenhanded
Finnish tasapuolisuus
- tasapuolisuusquality or state of being evenhanded
Russian беспристра́стность
- беспристра́стность (bespristrástnostʹ)quality or state of being evenhanded
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“evenhandedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenhandedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evenhandedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenhandedness.
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