justness

Definitions of justness
  1. noun
    the quality of being just or fair
    synonyms: justice
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    equity, fairness
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    right, rightfulness
    anything in accord with principles of justice
    non-discrimination
    fairness in treating people without prejudice
    sportsmanship
    fairness in following the rules of the game
    type of:
    righteousness
    the quality of adhering to moral principles
    natural virtue
    (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
  2. noun
    conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
    “it was performed with justness and beauty”
    synonyms: nicety, rightness
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    conformance, conformity
    correspondence in form or appearance
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