: the quality or state of being fair
especially
: fair or impartial treatment : lack of favoritism toward one side or another
This is the real Ponzi scheme that does injury to the American promise of fairness … —
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson The rules reflect the principles of procedural due process and fundamental fairness prescribed by the Constitution … —James O. Freedman
James O. Freedman … partisan gerrymandering has got so out of hand that it was up to the courts to restore a measure of fairness. —Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin We are living in the harsh world invented by a handful of corporate raiders whose values are completely foreign to the fairness and moderation that had so long served as the proper foundation of American success and the American dream. —Doris Haddock
Doris Haddock He did poorly, but in (all) fairness [=to be fair to him], he was tired.
Examples of fairness in a Sentence
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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With this law, New Jersey joins a growing list of states advancing pay transparency as a tool to close wage gaps and promote fairness in hiring.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
But Minnesota places its ideology over fairness and safety.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
For the sake of fairness and fiscal responsibility, the Senate should reconsider and hold the line against efforts to expand the cap beyond the design in place this year.
—Garrett Watson, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Before President Donald Trump, the U.S. legal system and rule of law were a measure of trust in the fairness of application that’s been true not just for U.S. securities but for stocks, corporate bonds and property as well.
—T. Nelson Thompson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
But Minnesota places its ideology over fairness and safety.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
For the sake of fairness and fiscal responsibility, the Senate should reconsider and hold the line against efforts to expand the cap beyond the design in place this year.
—Garrett Watson, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Before President Donald Trump, the U.S. legal system and rule of law were a measure of trust in the fairness of application that’s been true not just for U.S. securities but for stocks, corporate bonds and property as well.
—T. Nelson Thompson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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