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equitability

noun

as in fairness

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  1. fairness
  2. impartiality
  3. equity
  4. evenhandedness
  5. fair-mindedness
Noun
  • In fairness, the earlier (and superior) Practical Magic wasn’t exactly blessed with airtight plotting or precise world-building, either.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One risk is the decline of a social contract rooted in basic fairness.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • Reitano also stated that the benefits that people like her could bring to the bench would come from impartiality itself rather than diversity of prosecutorial and defense backgrounds alone.
    — Rafael Perez, Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • If some umpires have treated Vitello differently than other managers, then that’s a poor reflection on them for betraying their impartiality.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of impartiality
Noun
  • Young said flag is a great fit for his existing campus facilities, for gender equity purposes and as a student recruiting tool.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The chart below shows the change in how Boeing and Lockheed have valued their equity stakes in ULA since 2016.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of equity
Noun
  • 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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