Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
He said that there had to be fairness for both victims of crime and suspects.
...concern about the fairness of the election campaign.
Synonyms: impartiality, justice, equity, legitimacy More Synonyms of fairness
2.
See in (all) fairness (to)
Examples of 'fairness' in a sentence
fairness
This circling of wagons against essential public scrutiny ensures fairness for no one.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Online guidance, procedures and language must be clear to ensure fairness, he says.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead the council has announced that in future allegations of misconduct will not be made public before such hearings'to ensure fairness to all parties '.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This raises serious doubts about the fairness of trial procedure.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They also have a responsibility to ensure fairness in the workplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The touchstone was whether the fairness of the trial required that.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The next condition is to ensure fairness for those in line.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is time for all political parties to ensure fairness in education is a priority.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Politicians have the chance to build fairness and equality for all into a new plan for cancer services.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Today he is clearly relishing his freedom and is working on a legal action to contest the fairness of his trial.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some external guarantee of "fairness' is required.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
To some people fairness means equality, whether of outcome or opportunity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those who want security, transparency and fairness ought to take up something else.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The Olympic movement is supposed to stand for fairness and equality.
The Sun (2012)
People were beginning to identify fairness with equality, and both with beauty.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
This may have far-reaching implications in relation to the fairness of the trial.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The Judge had no veto but was shown the footage to ensure its fairness and accuracy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There were serious concerns about the fairness of the trial, he added.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For these reasons, legal form is still required to ensure fairness.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
We will continue working on behalf of the public across the issues of human rights, equality and fairness.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The lasting legacy of the 21st century must be that it is the defining moment for fairness and equality.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Equality and fairness should be at the heart of the NHS.
The Sun (2015)
It is a deep irony that the more an organisation trumpets its transparency and fairness, the more those expressing doubts about its real practicesare hounded out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The Government should commit itself to reform as a matter of urgency, to ensure fairness and protection for the vulnerable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Quotations
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cardsOscar WildeAn Ideal Husband
In other languages
fairness
British English: fairness /ˈfɛənɪs/ NOUN
Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
...the fairness of the election campaign.
American English: fairness
Arabic: عَدْل
Brazilian Portuguese: imparcialidade
Chinese: 公平
Croatian: pravednost
Czech: spravedlnost
Danish: retfærdighed
Dutch: eerlijkheid
European Spanish: imparcialidad
Finnish: oikeudenmukaisuus
French: équité
German: Grechtigkeit
Greek: εντιμότητα
Italian: imparzialità
Japanese: 公正
Korean: 공평함
Norwegian: rettferdighet
Polish: sprawiedliwość
European Portuguese: imparcialidade
Romanian: corectitudine
Russian: справедливость
Latin American Spanish: imparcialidad
Swedish: rättvisa
Thai: ความยุติธรรม
Turkish: içtenlik
Ukrainian: справедливість
Vietnamese: sự công bằng
Chinese translation of 'fairness'
fairness
(ˈfɛənɪs)
n(u)
(= justice, impartiality) 公正 (gōngzhèng)
in all fairness公正地说(說) (gōngzhèng de shuō)
(noun)
concern about the fairness of the election campaign
Synonyms
impartiality
a justice system lacking impartiality
justice
There is no justice in this world!
equity
a system based on social justice and equity
legitimacy
decency
disinterestedness
uprightness
a contest in which courage and uprightness win through
rightfulness
equitableness
Quotation
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards [Oscar Wilde – An Ideal Husband]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of equity
Definition
the quality of being impartial
a system based on social justice and equity
Synonyms
fairness,
justice,
integrity,
honesty,
fair play,
righteousness,
impartiality,
rectitude,
reasonableness,
even-handedness,
fair-mindedness,
uprightness,
equitableness
in the sense of justice
Definition
the quality of being just
There is no justice in this world!
Synonyms
fairness,
equity,
integrity,
honesty,
decency,
impartiality,
rectitude,
reasonableness,
uprightness,
justness,
rightfulness,
right
in the sense of uprightness
a contest in which courage and uprightness win through