equality

[ ih-kwol-i-tee ]

noun

, plural e·qual·i·ties.

1. the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: Compare equity ( def 3 ).

   The district is implementing a college readiness plan to achieve equality of outcomes for its graduates applying to higher education programs.

   Synonyms: impartiality, sameness, identity, parity, equivalence

2. uniform character, as of motion or surface.
3. Mathematics.
   1. the relationship between equal quantities, as expressed in an equation.
   2. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.

equality

/ ɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ /

noun

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

Other Words From

• pro·e·qual·i·ty adjective
• sub·e·qual·i·ty noun plural subequalities

Word History and Origins

Origin of equality¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin aequālitāt- (stem of aequālitās ); equal, -ity

Example Sentences

Kaepernick wound up out of football and the issue of racial equality wound up back on the margins.

From Freakonomics

We have to be as committed to equality with the standard sense of urgency before the decision of marriage equality.

From Washington Blade

We’ll also examine the forces of change altering the course and speed of innovation, including security, diversity, and equality.

From MIT Technology Review

It’s important that we highlight again for equality voters the reality of this administration’s record, that this is a horrifically anti-LGBTQ administration.

From Washington Blade

Sparked by a series of tragedies, people in cities across America and around the world have taken to the streets and social media to push for justice and racial equality.

From Fortune

So, how do we achieve such equality in the U.S. and other parts of the world?

From The Daily Beast

In the 21st century women are earning their equality every step of the way… including the bedroom.

From The Daily Beast

He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, he takes us behind the scenes into how Obama came out in favor of marriage equality that same year.

From The Daily Beast

By 2012, the marriage equality movement had won in courts and legislatures—but not at the ballot box.

From The Daily Beast

He did this to signalise his disapprobation of royalty, and his preference for democratic equality.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, he had seen on service how little the preachers of the equality of man carried out their doctrine in practice.

From Project Gutenberg

I am prepared to recognise the principle established by law—that there shall be equality in civil privileges.

From Project Gutenberg

I am prepared to respect the franchise, to give substantially, although not nominally, equality.

From Project Gutenberg

What is necessary to be done, in order to attain an equality, is to change the condition, and the person is at once changed.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• civil rights
• coordination
• equal opportunity
• fairness
• identity
• impartiality
• parity
• tolerance