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fairness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of fairness

1 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

Synonyms of fairness

aesthetics (also esthetics), attractiveness, beauteousness, beautifulness, beauty, comeliness, cuteness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, looks, loveliness, prettiness, sightliness

Words Related to fairness

allure, appeal, attraction, fascination, glamour (also glamor)

charm, delightfulness, elegance, exquisiteness, gloriousness, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendiferousness, sublimeness, sublimity, superbness

desirability, desirableness, foxiness, lusciousness, nubility, pulchritude, seductiveness, sex appeal, sexiness, shapeliness

flawlessness, perfection

daintiness, delicacy

flamboyance, flashiness, glossiness, showiness, slickness, splashiness

Near Antonyms of fairness

disagreeableness, dreadfulness, foulness, ghastliness, horribleness, loathsomeness, nastiness, offensiveness, repellency, repulsiveness, terribleness, vileness

blemish, flaw, imperfection

Antonyms of fairness

grotesqueness, hideousness, homeliness, plainness, ugliness, unattractiveness, unbecomingness, unloveliness, unsightliness

2 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

Synonyms of fairness

detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, impartiality, justice, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity

Words Related to fairness

apathy, indifference, unconcern

broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, tolerance

fence-sitting, straddling

Near Antonyms of fairness

chauvinism, nepotism

subjectiveness, subjectivity

bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

preconception, prejudgment

Antonyms of fairness

bias, favor, favoritism, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice

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