fairness

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fairness

/ˈfɛə.nəs/ UK
/ˈfɛɹ.nəs/ Canada, US
/ˈfeː.nəs/ Australia
/ˈfeə.nəs/ New Zealand
/ˈfiə.nəs/
/ˈfeɹ.nəs/ Scotland
/ˈfɜː(ɹ).nəs/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)nəs

Where it comes from

From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).

noun fairnesses

countable, uncountable The property of being fair or equitable. Some questioned the fairness of the new laws.
Similar: equity
archaic, countable, literary, uncountable The property of being fair or beautiful.
Similar: fairhood, beauty

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fair-mindedness, equity, loveliness, comeliness, beauteousness, candour, candor, paleness, blondness, fairly, even-handedness, soundness, honesty, truthfulness, equitable, sincerity

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noun property of being just, equitable

Español	imparcialidad, equidad, ecuanimidad
Português	imparcialidade
Français	justice
Italiano	equità, imparzialità, giustizia, correttezza
Ελληνικά	δικαιοκρισία dikaiokrisía, εντιμότητα entimótita, αμεροληψία amerolipsía
Русский	справедли́вость spravedlívostʹ, беспристра́стие bespristrástije
العربية	إِنْصَاف ʔinṣāf

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@misc{fairness_2026,
  title = {fairness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fairness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}