fairness

[ fair-nis ]

/ ˈfɛər nɪs /

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noun

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.

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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Origin of fairness

fair¹ + -ness

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fairness

In all fairness to Jay, he told The Intercept that he never expected to be a major figure in Serial.
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline|Emily Shire|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In all fairness, too, Marshall has at the ready pretty rational reasons for almost every change he made in this adaptation.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Organized money swamped organized people (in fairness not all outside money was right-wing).
Undo Citizens United? We’d Only Scratch the Surface|Jedediah Purdy|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All students and faculty in the UT community should support the cause of fairness in admissions.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent|David Davis|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sensational and often reckless reports in the press threaten the fairness of a trial.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There dwelt they throughout the winter & were well entertained in all fairness & hospitality.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The other three were very eager now to get to work on the novel, but I did not quite see the fairness of this.
Novel Notes|Jerome K. Jerome
The third address “to the Christians” is too long to transcribe here; and should in fairness have been given in the biography.
William Blake|Algernon Charles Swinburne
The earnestness of advocacy often blinds them to the proprieties and the requirements of candor and fairness.
Ethics in Service|William Howard Taft
Such a run of luck advertises the fairness of the game and encourages gamblers.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd