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noun
the state of being just; fairness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rightness, nicety
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conformity, conformance
noun
the quality of being just or fair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: justice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: righteousness, natural virtue
Narrower terms: fairness, equity, right, rightfulness
History
Etymology tree English just Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English justness From just + -ness.
