fairness

noun

ˈfer-nəs How to pronounce fairness (audio)
Definition of fairnessnext
1
as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries

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2
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren

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Recent Examples of fairness Despite this, Moore has pressed the legislature forward and framed the effort as a matter of fairness. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 By coupling authentic conversations with a practical commitment to structural fairness, leaders can effectively stabilize engagement and sustain performance. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Supporters describe the measure as a protection for fairness and safety in girls’ sports. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Joe Schulz built Schulz Logistics on a philosophy of fairness. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fairness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
  1. beauty
  2. neutrality
  3. attractiveness
  4. objectivity
  5. elegance
  6. neutralism
  7. objectiveness
  8. impartiality
Noun
  • This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.
    — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, French politicians provided 500,000 francs to the Society of Habous for construction costs to protect the appearance of religious neutrality.
    — Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of attractiveness
Noun
  • Vibration monitors would provide some objectivity, said Leila Sauvage, a paper conservator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam who specializes in the impacts of vibration on art.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest mistakes leaders make during a mid-year review is allowing optimism to replace objectivity.
    — John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • The composure of Amélie, and the decidedly wild and clownish manner in which she’s painted, can’t be tamed into order, elegance, or beauty.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The sellers decided to put the marble over the top and update it with elegance, without taking away what was originally here.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    — Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Definition of neutralism
Noun
  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of objectiveness
Noun
  • The channel has come under fire from journalists for breaching the impartiality rules that apply to news broadcasters.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Judge Chitty was assigned to oversee the case after Roach was removed from further proceedings following the defense's challenge to his impartiality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of impartiality

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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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