Meanings
plural fairnesses
- countableuncountableThe property of being fair or equitable.
Some questioned the fairness of the new laws.
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The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.
2024 January 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Our Tax System Is an Unfair Mess: Here's How to Fix ItSynonyms: equity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being fair or equitable.
More synonyms by meaning
nounability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
nounthe property of having a naturally light complexion
nounthe quality of being good looking and attractive
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishfæġernes“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”
- Middle Englishfairness
- Englishfairness
From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِنْصَاف
- إِنْصَاف (ʔinṣāf)property of being just, equitable
Bulgarian справедли́вост, безпристра́стие
- справедли́вост (spravedlívost)property of being just, equitable
- безпристра́стие (bezpristrástie)property of being just, equitable
Czech férovost, spravedlnost
- férovostproperty of being just, equitable
- spravedlnostproperty of being just, equitable
Esperanto justeco
- justecoproperty of being just, equitable
Finnish oikeudenmukaisuus, reiluus
- oikeudenmukaisuusproperty of being just, equitable
- reiluusproperty of being just, equitable
- tasapuolisuusproperty of being just, equitable
French justice
- justiceproperty of being just, equitable
Greek δικαιοκρισία, εντιμότητα
- δικαιοκρισία (dikaiokrisía)property of being just, equitable
- εντιμότητα (entimótita)property of being just, equitable
- αμεροληψία (amerolipsía)property of being just, equitable
Hungarian méltányosság, tisztesség
- méltányosságproperty of being just, equitable
- tisztességproperty of being just, equitable
- becsületességproperty of being just, equitable
- korrektségproperty of being just, equitable
- igazságosságproperty of being just, equitable
Italian equità, imparzialità
- equitàproperty of being just, equitable
- imparzialitàproperty of being just, equitable
- giustiziaproperty of being just, equitable
- correttezzaproperty of being just, equitable
Polish sprawiedliwość
- sprawiedliwośćproperty of being just, equitable
Portuguese imparcialidade
- imparcialidadeproperty of being just, equitable
Russian справедли́вость, беспристра́стие
- справедли́вость (spravedlívostʹ)property of being just, equitable
- беспристра́стие (bespristrástije)property of being just, equitable
Slovak férovosť, spravodlivosť
- férovosťproperty of being just, equitable
- spravodlivosťproperty of being just, equitable
Spanish imparcialidad, equidad
- imparcialidadproperty of being just, equitable
- equidadproperty of being just, equitable
- ecuanimidadproperty of being just, equitable
Ukrainian справедли́вість
- справедли́вість (spravedlývistʹ)property of being just, equitable
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fairness
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fairness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairness
“fairness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairness.
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