justness
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being just, equitable, or right.
His justness was never doubted.
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conformity to fact or rule; correctness; exactness.
Etymology
Origin of justness
First recorded in 1400–50, justness is from the late Middle English word justnesse. See just 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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It’s an uncomfortable truth, so we rarely question the justness of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
"Exxon and its lawyers threw everything they could at them, and they overcame it. That is a testament not simply to their perseverance, but to the justness of their cause."
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
Humor thus far has operated in two registers in this war: first, as a buoyant for Ukrainian morale, and second, as an invitation to foreign audiences to see the justness of the Ukrainian cause.
From Slate ● May 3, 2022
If the justness of this observation be admitted, the mode of appointing the officers of the United States contained in the foregoing clauses, must, when examined, be allowed to be entitled to particular commendation.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 15, 2020
The ordinary sound resembles the roar of distant surf breaking heavily and continuously; but when heavy masses come in collision with much impetus it fully realises the justness of Dr. Kane’s descriptive epithet, ‘ice artillery.’
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
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