fairness

noun

/ˈfeənəs/

/ˈfernəs/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is reasonable
- The fairness of the judicial system is being questioned.
- She has a strong sense of justice and fairness.
Extra Examples
- Dr Jones was treated with scrupulous fairness by his employers.
- Fairness demanded an equal division of the winnings.
- Many people questioned the fairness of the election.
- The new system of waiting lists should guarantee fairness to all patients.
- They were all treated with strict fairness.
- This is a matter of basic fairness.
- a way of achieving fairness to the accused
- issues of economic fairness and personal equality
- the need for fairness in applying these rules
- Most democratic countries have established principles of social fairness.
- Smaller countries are calling for more fairness in foreign trade.
- The system needs to be changed in the interests of fairness to genuine refugees.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- basic
- elementary
- simple
- …
verb + fairness
- achieve
- ensure
- guarantee
- …
fairness + verb
- demand something
- require something
preposition
- in (all) fairness
- with fairness
- fairness in
- …
phrases
- a sense of fairness
See full entry
a pale colour of skin or hair
- A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair.
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Idioms

in (all) fairness (to somebody)

used to introduce a statement that defends somebody who has just been criticized, or that explains another statement that may seem unreasonable
- In all fairness to him, he did try to stop her leaving.
- I have in fairness to say that, as yet, there is no hard evidence to support these charges.
- In all fairness to him, I should say that most of his story is true.

单词	fairness
释义	fairness noun /ˈfeənəs/ /ˈfernəs/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is reasonable The fairness of the judicial system is being questioned. She has a strong sense of justice and fairness. Extra Examples Dr Jones was treated with scrupulous fairness by his employers. Fairness demanded an equal division of the winnings. Many people questioned the fairness of the election. The new system of waiting lists should guarantee fairness to all patients. They were all treated with strict fairness. This is a matter of basic fairness. a way of achieving fairness to the accused issues of economic fairness and personal equality the need for fairness in applying these rules Most democratic countries have established principles of social fairness. Smaller countries are calling for more fairness in foreign trade. The system needs to be changed in the interests of fairness to genuine refugees. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective basic elementary simple … verb + fairness achieve ensure guarantee … fairness + verb demand something require something preposition in (all) fairness with fairness fairness in … phrases a sense of fairness See full entry a pale colour of skin or hair A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair. Topics Appearancec1 Idioms in (all) fairness (to somebody) used to introduce a statement that defends somebody who has just been criticized, or that explains another statement that may seem unreasonable In all fairness to him, he did try to stop her leaving. I have in fairness to say that, as yet, there is no hard evidence to support these charges. In all fairness to him, I should say that most of his story is true.
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