fairness
nounUK /ˈfɛə.nəs/ · US /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/
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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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.2024 January 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Our Tax System Is an Unfair Mess: Here's How to Fix It:
- Derived terms
- fairness doctrine, in all fairness, in fairness, max-min fairness, unfairness