equitability

noun

as in fairness

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  1. fairness
  2. impartiality
  3. equity
  4. evenhandedness
  5. fair-mindedness
Noun
  • This plan, which will be implemented in full, is crucial to the security, freeness, and fairness of choosing the leaders of our country.
    — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In fairness to Willis, Sunday’s 24-10 loss to Kansas City was his ninth NFL start.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • The Miami-Dade Dems nevertheless argue that Garcia’s impartiality is now in question, and believe she should be replaced on the elections canvassing board before the midterms.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Yet embedding auditors alongside employees, as Amodei suggested, could compromise their impartiality.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of impartiality
Noun
  • Single-stock futures, however, present a unique hybrid of traditional equities and old-school commodity futures that might be of interest to some investors.
    — Bruce Blythe, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cunningham said some of her other top priorities include equity for all students and student safety.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of equity
Noun
  • On Sunday, the country that epitomized neutrality for centuries, Switzerland, added some clarity to its identity as an icon of evenhandedness.
    — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One of Homer’s greatest strengths is his evenhandedness, his palpable sympathy for both sides of a conflict.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of evenhandedness
Noun
  • His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Definition of fair-mindedness
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“Equitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equitability. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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