Fairness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conformity with rules or standards

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeənəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɛɹnəs/.

Examples

the judge recognized the fairness of my claim

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candour paleness candor comeliness beauteousness equity fair-mindedness loveliness blondness

Antonyms

unfairness inequity

Parts of Speech

noun	conformity with rules or standards “the judge recognized the fairness of my claim”
noun	ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
noun	the property of having a naturally light complexion
noun	the quality of being good looking and attractive

Word Forms

fair	adjective	not excessive or extreme
fair-minded	adjective	of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced
blond	adjective	being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
comely	adjective	very pleasing to the eye
lovely	adjective	lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
beauteous	adjective	(poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

justice

conformité aux règles ou aux normes

🇪🇸Spanish

justicia

conformidad con reglas o estándares

🇮🇹Italian

equità

conformità a regole o standard

🇳🇱Dutch

eerlijkheid

overeenstemming met regels of normen

🇵🇹Portuguese

justiça

conformidade com regras ou padrões

🇷🇺Russian

справедливость

соответствие правилам или стандартам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फेयरनेस

नियमों या मानकों के अनुरूप

🇧🇩Bengali

ন্যায়পরায়ণতা

নিয়ম বা মানগুলির সাথে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மை

விதிகள் அல்லது தரநிலைகளுடன் இணக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

న్యాయము

నియమాలు లేదా ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्पक्षता

नियम किंवा मानकांशी सुसंगतता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્પક્ષતા

નિયમો અથવા ધોરણો સાથે સુસંગતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತತೆ

ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳ ಅನುಸರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യായം

നിയമങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾക്കനുസൃതമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਪੱਖਤਾ

ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انصاف

قواعد یا معیارات کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公平

符合规则或标准

🇯🇵Japanese

公平性

規則または規格への適合

🇰🇷Korean

공평

규칙이나 표준에 대한 적합성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự công bằng

sự phù hợp với các quy tắc hoặc tiêu chuẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นธรรม

การปฏิบัติตามกฎเกณฑ์หรือมาตรฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keadilan

kesesuaian dengan aturan atau standar

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging patas

pagsunod sa mga tuntunin o pamantayan

🇲🇾Malay

keadilan

pematuhan dengan peraturan atau piawaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنصاف

التوافق مع القواعد أو المعايير

🇮🇷Persian

انصاف

مطابقت با قوانین یا استانداردها

🇹🇷Turkish

adalet

kurallara veya standartlara uygunluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲגִינוּת

התאמה לכללים או תקנים

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