unfairness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɐnˈfeːnəs/ (Australia)
- /ʌnˈfɛɚnəs/ (General-American)
- /ʌnˈfeɹnəs/ (Scotland)
- /ʊnˈfeːnəs/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /ʌnˈfɛənəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɐnˈfiənəs/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /ʊnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəs/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ɐnˈfeənəs/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /ʊnˈfɛːnəs/ (Northern-England)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English unfair Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unfairness From unfair + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
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:
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(countable, usually) An unjust act or situation.
That this woman was Chip's little sister, Denise—i.e., was the only attractive young woman on the planet whom he was neither permitted nor inclined to feast his eyes on and imagine having sex with—seemed to him just the latest unfairness in a long morning of unfairnesses.
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfairnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (46)
es injusticia (state of being unfair) · ru несправедли́вость (state of being unfair) · it ingiustizia (an unjust act) · la inīquitās (state of being unfair) · ru несправедли́вость (an unjust act) · bg несправедли́вост (state of being unfair) · ota عدالتسزلك (state of being unfair) · pl niesprawiedliwość (state of being unfair) · be несправядлі́васць (state of being unfair) · it scorrettezza (state of being unfair) · sk nespravodlivosť (state of being unfair) · fi epäreiluus (state of being unfair) · cmn 不平 (state of being unfair) · nb urettferdighet (state of being unfair) · cmn 不公平 (state of being unfair) · sv orättvisa (state of being unfair) · ko 불공평 (state of being unfair) · fi vääryys (state of being unfair) · mk неправда (state of being unfair) · de Unrecht (state of being unfair) · ka უსამართლობა (state of being unfair) · ko 부정 (state of being unfair) · mk неправедност (state of being unfair) · hy անարդարություն (an unjust act) · gd ana-cothrom (state of being unfair) · uk несправедли́вість (state of being unfair) · ro injustiție (state of being unfair) · fi vääryys (an unjust act) · nl onrechtvaardigheid (state of being unfair) · de Ungerechtigkeit (state of being unfair) · fr injustice (state of being unfair) · sh не̏праведно̄ст (state of being unfair) · pt injustiça (an unjust act) · ar ظُلْم (state of being unfair) · sh nȅpravednōst (state of being unfair) · da uretfærdighed (state of being unfair) · ja 不公平 (state of being unfair) · ja 不正 (state of being unfair) · pt injustiça (state of being unfair) · fi epäoikeudenmukaisuus (state of being unfair) · hy անարդարություն (state of being unfair) · it ingiustizia (state of being unfair) · sl nepravičnost (state of being unfair) · sv orättvisa (an unjust act) · cs nespravedlnost (state of being unfair) · ro nedreptate (state of being unfair)