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US
/ˈfɛɹnəs/
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[ UK /fˈeənəs/ ]
[ UK /fˈeənəs/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being good looking and attractive
- ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
- the property of having a naturally light complexion
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conformity with rules or standards
the judge recognized the fairness of my claim
How To Use fairness In A Sentence
- It also questioned the fairness of two-tier charging structures in some schemes in which members ceasing to make new contributions were charged higher fees than active members. Times, Sunday Times
- The real issue, they predict, will boil down to fairness and simple human dignity.
- I follow sullenly, muttering something barely coherent, concerning lies and unfairness.
- Listen to them now, whining about unfairness as the problem is put right. The Sun
- In fairness to Mr Wilkins, had he disputed that it would have been unarguable.
- The seething sense of unfairness is almost palpable. Times, Sunday Times
- A breastknot of valley lilies added to the loveliness, and I allowed my eyes to feast on her fairness. Vicky Van
- But hey, I guess if we are operating under the assumption that soccer fans revel in unfairness at the hands of a central, arbitrary power, they they will probably love this change. The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right:
- With the unfairness of it all, the final whistle was a merciful relief.
- ‘Their faces were white and they were very condemnatory of our lack of objectivity and fairness,’ Mr. Carter said.
