equitable
Meanings
Adjective
- fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- "equitable treatment of all citizens"
- "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
Adj
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law; relating to equity or courts of equity.
Origin / Etymology
From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).
Synonyms
candid, clinical, cold, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fair-minded, fairhanded, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, just, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
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