fairness
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nɪs noun
1.
the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
2.
the quality of being light of hair or complexion: She was proud of the fairness of her skin, and never went out without a parasol and gloves.
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fair1 (fɛə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | free from discrimination, dishonesty, etc; just; impartial |
| 2. | in conformity with rules or standards; legitimate: a fair fight |
| 3. | (of the hair or complexion) light in colour |
| 4. | beautiful or lovely to look at |
| 5. | moderately or quite good: a fair piece of work |
| 6. | unblemished; untainted |
| 7. | (of the tide or wind) favourable to the passage of a vessel |
| 8. | sunny, fine, or cloudless |
| 9. | informal (prenominal) thorough; real: a fair battle to get to the counter |
| 10. | pleasant or courteous |
| 11. | apparently good or valuable, but really false: fair words |
| 12. | open or unobstructed: a fair passage |
| 13. | (Austral) (of handwriting) clear and legible |
| 14. | informal a fair crack of the whip, a fair shake of the dice, a fair go a fair opportunity; fair chance |
| 15. | fair and square in a correct or just way |
| 16. | fair do's |
| a. equal shares or treatment | |
| b. an expression of appeal for equal shares or treatment | |
| 17. | fair enough! an expression of agreement |
| 18. | informal (Austral), (NZ) fair go! come off it!; I don't believe it! |
| 19. | fair to middling about average |
| —adv | |
| 20. | in a fair way; correctly: act fair, now! |
| 21. | absolutely or squarely; quite: the question caught him fair off his guard |
| 22. | dialect really or very: fair tired |
| —vb | |
| 23. | dialect (intr) (of the weather) to become fine and mild |
| —n | |
| 24. | archaic a person or thing that is beautiful or valuable, esp a woman |
| [Old English fæger; related to Old Norse fagr, Old Saxon, Old High German fagar, Gothic fagrs suitable] | |
| 'fairness1 | |
| —n | |
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Fairness
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
Life may not be fair, but humans have a strong bias for fairness.
The reason for this was ostensibly in the interest of fairness to all candidates.
But, in fairness to the discussion, there are other points you need to address.
Different countries will always strike different compromises between efficiency, fairness and simplicity.
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