fairness

«fairness» in Mova's school dictionary: treating people equally and justly, following the rules… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fairness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fairness means treating people equally and justly, following the rules, and not cheating or favouring anyone. tree →

2) Fairness can mean having a pale skin or light hair (old use). tree →

3) Fairness can also mean great beauty (old use). tree →

sense in the lessons

At school, fairness is a key value: taking turns, sharing equally, playing by the rules, giving everyone a chance to speak. Teachers explain that fair does not always mean the same — it can mean everyone gets what they need. In maths, fair sharing is division into equal parts; a fair dice or coin gives every result an equal chance (probability). In sports, fair play awards. In stories, characters may fight for fairness and justice. Phrases: in fairness, fairness to all, a sense of fairness, out of fairness.

examples

• The teacher's fairness made everyone trust her. tree →
• In fairness, he did try his best. tree →
• Taking turns is about fairness. tree →
• Fairness means the same rules for everyone. tree →
• We shared the 12 sweets with fairness: 4 each for 3 friends. tree →
• A good referee shows fairness to both teams. tree →
• Anyone who picked an apple gained admittance into the golden castle, and there in a silver room sat an enchanted Princess of surpassing fairness and beauty. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «fair» + «-ness». «Fair» also means a market or show (a funfair), and light-coloured (fair hair) — and it sounds like «fare» (the price of a bus or train ticket). Maths: fair sharing means equal parts, with no remainder left unfairly.

In the corpora

• People help build AI, and they deserve fairness.
• Share fairly and offer to others first; fairness keeps friendships strong.
• Fairness includes sharing the broken or boring things, not only the fun ones.
• Fairness means each child takes their share of the blame, not always the oldest.
• Values are the things a person believes matter most, like fairness or freedom; different values lead people to want different answers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fairness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.