: 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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From deciding where the kids will spend the holidays to managing different family traditions, co-parents face the challenge of balancing fairness with flexibility.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
The film was produced by Sony Pictures as part of a slate sold to Netflix, but outside of some music rights (the music is, in fairness, quite popular), Netflix holds the IP rights, including to consumer products, Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja said last month.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Judge Page was particularly persuaded by concerns about fairness and equity.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In fairness to OpenAI, what GPT-5 did is still pretty cool.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
The film was produced by Sony Pictures as part of a slate sold to Netflix, but outside of some music rights (the music is, in fairness, quite popular), Netflix holds the IP rights, including to consumer products, Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja said last month.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Judge Page was particularly persuaded by concerns about fairness and equity.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In fairness to OpenAI, what GPT-5 did is still pretty cool.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairness
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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