unfairness

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈfɛənəs/
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/ʌnˈfɛənəs/ · /ʌnˈfɛɚnəs/ · /ɐnˈfeːnəs/ · /ɐnˈfeənəs/ · /ɐnˈfiənəs/ · /ʌnˈfeɹnəs/ · /ʊnˈfɛːnəs/ · /ʊnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəs/ · /ʊnˈfeːnəs/

Definition of unfairness

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
    “The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
    “The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.”
  2. (countable, usually)An unjust act or situation.
    “That this woman was Chip's little sister, Denise—i.e., was the only attractive young woman on the planet whom he was neither permitted nor inclined to feast his eyes on and imagine having sex with—seemed to him just the latest unfairness in a long morning of unfairnesses.”

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Etymology

From unfair + -ness.

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