Word Study
justness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun justness has 2 senses
- justness(n = noun.attribute) nicety, rightness - conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" is a kind of conformance, conformity
- justness(n = noun.attribute) justice - the quality of being just or fair; Array is a kind of righteousness, natural virtue
Derived form adjective just4
has particulars: equity, fairness, right, rightfulness
Derived forms adjective just3, adjective just2, adjective just1
CIDE DICTIONARY
justness, n.
The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a cause. [1913 Webster]
" Justness is properly applied to things, and justice to persons; but the distinction is not always observed."
"In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action."
[1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Accuracy; exactness; correctness; propriety; fitness; reasonableness; equity; uprightness; justice.
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