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fairness

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛə.nəs/
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/ˈfɛə.nəs/ · /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/ · /ˈfeː.nəs/ · /ˈfeə.nəs/ · /ˈfiə.nəs/ · /ˈfeɹ.nəs/ · /ˈfɜː(ɹ).nəs/

Definition of fairness

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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.”
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noun

  1. (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.”
  2. (archaic, countable, literary, uncountable)The property of being fair or beautiful.

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Etymology

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

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