fairness

Meaning

Noun

The property of being fair or equitable.
The property of being fair or beautiful.

Origin

From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes ("fairness; beauty; pleasantness"), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi ("fairness").

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