equality
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equality
- /ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ US
- [ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi] US
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Borrowed from Middle French equalité (modern French égalité), from Latin aequālitās, aequālitātem. Doublet of equity. By surface analysis, equal + -ity
noun equalities · æquality
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The fact of being equal.
The most powerful of these general ideas which have shaped political development in recent times is of course the ideal of material equality.
Similar: equivalence, parity
- The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
- The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences. I think somebody asked me the other day when I was holding a conference over here at the library if a woman could be President of the United States. Well I said they've taken over everything else in the world, why not that? [Laughter] And that wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't happen one of these d
Similar: egality, equality, equation, evenness, par, sameness · Opposite: difference, inequality, nonequivalence, discrimination, pecking order, hierarchy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: equivalence, par, equally, equivalency, equal, parity, equalize, equalization, equalisation, equitability, equitable, equals, mainstreaming, tied, discrimination, assimilation
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Similar: egality, equality, equation, evenness, par, sameness · Opposite: difference, inequality, nonequivalence, discrimination, pecking order, hierarchy
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noun fact of being equal
| Español | igualdad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평등 pyeongdeung, 균등 gyundeung, 이퀄리티 ikwolliti |
| 日本語 | 平等 byōdō, 均等 kintō |
| 中文 | 平等 píngděng, 均等 jūnděng |
| हिन्दी | समानता samāntā |
| Português | igualdade |
| Français | égalité |
| Deutsch | Gleichheit |
| Italiano | parità, uguaglianza, eguaglianza |
| Ελληνικά | ισότητα isótita |
| Română | egalitate |
| Русский | ра́венство rávenstvo |
| العربية | مُسَاوَاة musāwāh |
| עברית | שוויון, שִׁוְיוֹן shivyón |
noun mathematics: fact of having the same value
| Español | paridad, igualdad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 등식 deungsik |
| 日本語 | 等式 tōshiki |
| 中文 | 相等 xiāngděng |
| Kiswahili | usawa |
| Português | igualdade |
| Français | égalité |
| Deutsch | Gleichheit |
| Ελληνικά | ισότητα isótita |
| Русский | ра́венство rávenstvo |
| العربية | تَسَاوٍ tasāwin |
noun equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences
| Español | igualdad, paridad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평등 pyeongdeung |
| 日本語 | 平等 byōdō |
| 中文 | 平等 píngděng |
| हिन्दी | समानता samāntā |
| Kiswahili | usawa |
| Português | equidade, igualdade |
| Français | égalité |
| Deutsch | Gleichberechtigung |
| Italiano | egualità, ugualità, uguaglianza, eguaglianza |
| Română | egalitate |
| Русский | равнопра́вие ravnoprávije, ра́венство rávenstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bình đẳng |
| العربية | مُسَاوَاة musāwāh |
| עברית | שוויון, שִׁוְיוֹן shivyón |
Talk about this word "equality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/equality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. equality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/equality "equality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/equality.Cite this
@misc{equality_2026,
title = {equality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/equality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
