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单词 equality
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equalityn.

/ɪˈkwɒlɪti/
Forms: Middle English–1500s equalite, (Middle English equalyte, eqwalyte), 1500s equaltie, equalitie, equallitie, (1500s æqualitie, 1600s æquality,) 1500s– equality. See also egality n.
Etymology: < Old French équalité (modern French égalité ), < Latin aequālitāt-em , < aequālis equal adj. and n.
The quality or condition of being equal.
1.
a. The condition of being equal in quantity, amount, value, intensity, etc.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun]
comparison1340
evennessa1398
evenhead?a1400
equipollencec1430
pareil?c1450
equalityc1460
comparation1483
egalness1526
equalness1530
equivalency1535
eveningc1540
equivalencea1542
indifferency1569
owelty1579
coequality1583
mateship1593
equal1596
adequation1605
parity1609
parility1610
matchableness1611
equipollency1623
equiparance1624
egality1628
equipage1633
comparitya1635
omniparity1635
peership1641
exequation1656
equipoise1658
equipotency1658
countervalue1660
adequateness1664
commensurablenessa1676
peerage1681
égalité1794
peerdom1891
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2734 Of hete, & eke of coldnes, of oon equalite.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 217/1 Equalite, egallité, evynnesse.
1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. iii. f. 101 The equalitie of the daye and nyght.
1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. xiv. 221 Reduce to any shadow of Æquality.
1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Politick Disc. 200 God, by whom..the earth it self is sustained and held up with a miraculous equality of weight.
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xx. 572 Pleading equality of years.
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics ii. 19 In approaching the mirror, the image and object approach to equality.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. iii. 245 Will the exhausting of the tube disturb the equality?
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 122 The ganglia do not maintain the same numerical equality.
b. esp. in Mathematics. The exact correspondence between magnitudes and numbers in respect of quantity, the existence of which is sometimes expressed by the sign =.
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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > relationship between quantities > equality
equality1570
1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 5 This figure [sc. rhombus] agreeth with a square, as touching the equallitie of lines.
1772 J. H. Moore Pract. Navigator (1828) 4 = The Sign of Equality; it shews that the numbers or quantities placed before it are equal to those following it.
1846 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic (ed. 2) i. iii. §11 Equality; which is but another word for the exact resemblance commonly called identity, considered as subsisting between things in respect of their quantity.
2.
a. The condition of having equal dignity, rank, or privileges with others; the fact of being on an equal footing.
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society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > equality of birth or station
paragea1393
equalitya1525
egalness1526
equalness1530
egality1864
classlessness1917
a1525 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Adv. 19.2.4) i. Prol. l. 60 Suppois his lardschip lik nocht be Till gretar staitis in equalitie.
a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxxix But all .iij. persones one god, of one substaunce, & of inseperable equalite.
a1616 Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iii. 47 Equality of two Domesticke powers, Breed scrupulous faction. View more context for this quotation
1667 Milton Paradise Lost xii. 26 Not content With fair equalitie, fraternal state. View more context for this quotation
1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 225. ⁋3 Equality is the Life of Conversation.
1794 R. Southey Wat Tyler Ye are all equal; nature made you so. Equality is your birth-right.
1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 30 The feeling of perfect equality inside the church.
b. The condition of being equal in power, ability, achievement, or excellence. Also (rarely), the condition of being ‘equal to an emergency’.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > equality of power or excellence
equalitya1616
equilibrium1677
a1616 Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 327 The on-set and retyre Of both your Armies, whose equality By our best eyes cannot be censured. View more context for this quotation
1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1882) 16 The confidence of his own equality with those whom he deemed most worthy of his praise.
1828 Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 319 They fought with an equality.
1879 G. W. Curtis Speech New Eng. Soc. Dinner With their equality to the emergency the Pilgrim Fathers would have lived in the best houses.
c. equality of opportunity n. equal chance and right to seek success in one's chosen sphere regardless of social factors such as class, race, religion, and sex.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > integration or egalitarianism
levellinga1641
levelism1659
Levelry1661
non-discrimination1793
liberation1798
diversity1859
equalitarianisma1866
equality of opportunity1891
egalitarianism1932
integration1940
1891 Econ. Rev. I. 474 It will possibly, however, be contended that here the ideal is equality of Opportunity.
1920 M. Beer Hist. Brit. Socialism II. iv. xiv. 295 By ‘equality of opportunity’ Fabian women do not necessarily mean ‘similarity of opportunity’.
1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. II. ix. xli. 754/2 A sufficient measure of social justice, to ensure health, education, and a rough equality of opportunity.
1930 W. K. Hancock Australia ix. 183 Equality of opportunity implies free scope for natural talent, which must create new inequalities; whereas what Australian democracy desires is equality of enjoyment.
1950 G. B. Shaw Farfetched Fables 67 Democratic civilization is impossible, because equality of opportunity is impossible.
1973 R. R. Palmer in P. P. Wiener Dict. Hist. Ideas II. 146/2 The key words are fair competition, equality of opportunity, reward for merit, and careers open to talent.
1976 R. Williams Keywords 102 Equality of opportunity..can be glossed as ‘equal opportunity to become unequal’.
3.
a. In persons: Fairness, impartiality, equity.
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society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > fairness or equity
evennessOE
rightOE
equityc1315
evenheadc1350
charityc1430
evenhood1496
consciencea1538
equalness1548
equality1556
equanimity1607
candour1616
equitableness1648
candidness1661
just1667
both-sidedness1845
1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lvi. 44 In hering of him what equaltie ye show.
b. In things: Due proportion, proportionateness.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > due proportion or proportionateness
proportiona1382
equality1447
proportioningc1450
temperance1471
temperancy1526
proportionality1545
commensurability1570
equability1576
proportionableness1606
apportionateness1645
proportionateness1658
commensurateness1661
proportionability1697
1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 12 Shap and colour and eche feture Were comproporcyond in swych equalyte.
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum (at cited word) Equalitie of lawes, wher thei be to al degrees indifferente.
1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 232 The breaking of order and equality in the world.
1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 19 Equality..is essential to such taxes.
4. Evenness of surface; uniformity of size or shape; level position. Also of movements or processes: Evenness, regularity, uniformity in rate or degree. Now somewhat rare.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun]
evenlinesseOE
evennessa1398
equality1398
uniformity?a1475
equalness1545
uniformness1579
coherence1588
constancy1593
identity1611
oneness1611
holdinga1616
homogeneity1625
homogeny1626
unity1638
equiformity1646
self-consistencya1652
invariableness1654
homogeneousness1658
univocacy1658
sameness1743
consistency1787
self-similarity1847
consistence1850
flushnessa1878
homogenization1938
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xiii. xxiii. (Tollem. MS.) The see is calde ‘equor’, and haþ þat name of equalite, evennesse.
1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 4 b All the points of the Piques of everie rancke carrying one equalitie.
1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 172 Sometimes a Bone, so pressed down, settles to his natural equality.
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 25 The equality of its Motion..without any fits or starts.
1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 95 The Plumber's vain pretence to near Equality, and endeavour to cast as equal as he can.
1834 H. Martineau Farrers of Budge-Row iv. 73 The equality of wear of a piece of gingham or calico.
5. figurative. Of the body: An even condition or temper. Of the mind: Evenness, equability. Obsolete.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]
resteOE
peacea1225
egalityc1374
tranquillityc1374
peaceabilityc1384
sobernessc1384
tranquille1412
quietness?a1425
evenheadc1440
equalitya1475
equability1531
sobermood1556
calmness1561
evenness1561
serenity1599
collection1602
equilibrium1608
calm1609
temperateness1609
composedness1611
recollection1611
temper1611
unpassionateness1611
placidity1619
sereneness1628
attemperature1635
quietationa1639
equableness1641
steadiness1642
sedateness1647
imperturbation1648
placidness1654
centredness1662
equanimity1663
composure1667
serenitude1672
equalness1675
unperturbedness1676
dispassion1690
quietism1735
serene1744
relaxednessa1750
self-composure1762
sober-mindedness1767
collectedness1789
unprovokedness1795
comfortableness1815
repose1815
levelness1824
dispassionateness1842
unruffledness1858
passionlessness1867
a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence 20 It consumeþ þe corrupt superflue humouris, & reducit nature to equalite.
1647 King Charles I Declar. Jan. 18, in Wks. (1662) 281 Patience and a great Equality of Mind.
1710 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 25 Apr. (1965) I. 29 You would find an easy equality of temper you do not expect.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 143. ⁋4 To enjoy Life and Health as a constant Feast, we should..arrive at an Equality of Mind.
6. Equality State n. popular name in the U.S. for Wyoming, the first state to introduce women's suffrage.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > states with specific qualities
border states1842
Sunshine State1887
Equality State1891
Mountain State1891
Wheat State1911
1891 M. F. Sweetser King's Handbk. U.S. 904 The Commonwealth [sc. Wyoming] has been called the equality state, because ever since its organization men and women have been accorded equal rights to vote.
1963 R. I. McDavid & D. W. Maurer Mencken's Amer. Lang. (new ed.) x. 700 Wyoming is the Equality or Suffrage State, so called because its Territorial Legislature made the first grant of the suffrage to women voters in 1869.

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Also (occasionally), an instance of this; an equation.
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1882 R. A. Proctor Familiar Sci. Stud. 16 The perfect equality of the triangles might be tested by superposition.
1938 Forum Feb. 95/2 From the Lorentz transformation..the equality of mass and rest-energy is derived.
1957 Fundamenta Mathematica XLIV. 300 (heading) On the extension of equalities in connected topological groups.
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