equality

[ih-kwol-i-tee]

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noun, plural e·qual·i·ties.

the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
uniform character, as of motion or surface.
Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.

Origin of equality

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin aequālitāt- (stem of aequālitās). See equal, -ity

Related formspro·e·qual·i·ty, adjectivesub·e·qual·i·ty, noun, plural sub·e·qual·i·ties.

Synonyms for equality

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1. equivalency, parity, correspondence, sameness; justice, fairness, impartiality.

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Related Words for equality

parity, impartiality, identity, fairness, tolerance, coordination, correspondence, par, likeness, evenness, uniformity, equivalence, parallelism, equilibrium, equipoise, sameness, homology, isonomy

Examples from the Web for equality

Contemporary Examples of equality

In the 21st century women are earning their equality every step of the way… including the bedroom.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex
Aurora Snow
January 3, 2015
The tweets linking to the National Review, that bastion of LGBT equality.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline
Jay Michaelson
December 28, 2014
There is no such thing as a gay lifestyle, except in right-wing propaganda to oppose LGBT equality.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline
Jay Michaelson
December 28, 2014
And some of the most compelling statements came from a powerful, crucial set of equality allies: corporations.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues
December 24, 2014
To define this show of support by major corporations for LGBT equality as a seachange would be no overstatement.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues
December 24, 2014

Historical Examples of equality

And this ideal of equality and individuality was fixed in the American mind.
'Tis Sixty Years Since
Charles Francis Adams
No one justly may deny the equality of opportunity which made us what we are.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
The officers and men were more nearly on a plane of equality.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
The equality of poverty would have produced stagnation in civilisation.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka
Certainly, real freedom and equality of rights presuppose some degree of culture.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka

British Dictionary definitions for equality

equality

noun plural -ties

the state of being equal
maths a statement, usually an equation, indicating that quantities or expressions on either side of an equal sign are equal in value

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Word Origin and History for equality

late 14c., "evenness of surface, uniformity of size;" c.1400, in reference to amount or number, from Old French equalité (Modern French égalité, which form dates from 17c.), from Latin aequalitatem (nominative aequalitas) "equality, similarity, likeness" (also sometimes with reference to civil rights), from aequalis (see equal). Of privileges, rights, etc., from 1520s.