fairness
SayFAIR-nuhsUS/ˈfɛɚ.nəs/UK/ˈfɛə.nəs/AUS/ˈfeː.nəs/
- 1The quality of treating everyone equally and in the right way.
Like cutting a cake so that everyone gets a slice of the same size.
Everyone praised the teacher's fairness when she split the prize evenly.
The kids argued about fairness while sharing the last of the candy.
Similarimpartiality, justice, equity, objectivity
Oppositeunfairness, injustice, bias, partiality
- 2Beauty, especially of a person's face or appearance.
Like the beauty of a flower in full bloom.
The old poem praised the fairness of the young queen.
Travelers spoke of the maiden's fairness throughout the land.
Similarbeauty
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Origin
It comes from Old English "fæġernes," meaning fairness, beauty, or pleasantness. It is made from "fair" plus "-ness."