fairness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfeː.nəs/ (Australia)
- /ˈfeɹ.nəs/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfɜː(ɹ).nəs/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ˈfiə.nəs/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈfɛə.nəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfeə.nəs/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
Etymology
From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being fair or equitable.
Some questioned the fairness of the new laws.
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 It:
- (archaic, countable, literary, uncountable) The property of being fair or beautiful.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
in all fairness · max-min fairness · unfairness · fairness doctrine · in fairness
Synonyms
Translations (47)
es equidad (property of being just, equitable) · ka სამართლიანობა (property of being just, equitable) · ota عدل (property of being just, equitable) · ky актык (property of being just, equitable) · bg справедли́вост (property of being just, equitable) · ar إِنْصَاف (property of being just, equitable) · hu korrektség (property of being just, equitable) · it equità (property of being just, equitable) · mk правичност (property of being just, equitable) · fi reiluus (property of being just, equitable) · ota انصاف (property of being just, equitable) · es ecuanimidad (property of being just, equitable) · ru беспристра́стие (property of being just, equitable) · pl sprawiedliwość (property of being just, equitable) · ky тууралык (property of being just, equitable) · fi tasapuolisuus (property of being just, equitable) · pt imparcialidade (property of being just, equitable) · ky калыстык (property of being just, equitable) · ota عدالت (property of being just, equitable) · eo justeco (property of being just, equitable) · ky адилеттүүлүк (property of being just, equitable) · ru справедли́вость (property of being just, equitable) · it correttezza (property of being just, equitable) · uk справедли́вість (property of being just, equitable) · fr justice (property of being just, equitable) · cs férovost (property of being just, equitable) · be справядлі́васць (property of being just, equitable) · es imparcialidad (property of being just, equitable) · zdj usawa (property of being just, equitable) · ky ак ниеттик (property of being just, equitable) · cs spravedlnost (property of being just, equitable) · it imparzialità (property of being just, equitable) · sk spravodlivosť (property of being just, equitable) · hu tisztesség (property of being just, equitable) · bg безпристра́стие (property of being just, equitable) · hu méltányosság (property of being just, equitable) · sk férovosť (property of being just, equitable) · ota قسط (property of being just, equitable) · hu becsületesség (property of being just, equitable) · el δικαιοκρισία (property of being just, equitable) · fi oikeudenmukaisuus (property of being just, equitable) · el εντιμότητα (property of being just, equitable) · am ፍትህ (property of being just, equitable) · hy արդարություն (property of being just, equitable) · hu igazságosság (property of being just, equitable) · it giustizia (property of being just, equitable) · el αμεροληψία (property of being just, equitable)