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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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

to cause to be empty or unoccupied.

to assent tacitly; agree; consent.

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Origin of fairness

fair¹ + -ness

Words nearby fairness

fair list, fairly, fair market price, fair-minded, Fairmont, fairness, fairness doctrine, Fair Oaks, fair play, fair rent, fair sex

Example sentences 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

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