fairness
noun [U] (FAIR TREATMENT) /ˈfeə.nəs/
/ˈfer-/ Definition
C1 the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable: He had a real sense of fairness and hated injustice. The ban on media reporting has made some people question the fairness of the election (= ask whether it was fair).Justice and fairness in (all) fairness › considering everything that has an effect on a situation, so that a fair judgment can be made: In all fairness, he has been a hard worker. In fairness to Diana, she has at least been honest with you.Justice and fairness
(Definition of fairness noun (FAIR TREATMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fair crack of the whip idiom
- all's fair in love and war idiom
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- balanced adjective
- by rights idiom
- egalitarian adjective
- egalitarian noun
- equitable adjective
- equity noun (FAIRNESS)
- even-handed adjective
- fair adjective (RIGHT)
- fair go exclamation
- fair play noun
- payback's a bitch idiom
- play fair idiom
- play the game idiom
- poetic justice noun
- pound of flesh idiom
- sporting adjective
- term noun (RULES)
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