JUSTNESS
justness, rightness, nicety
(noun) conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; “it was performed with justness and beauty”
justice, justness
(noun) the quality of being just or fair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
justness (countable and uncountable, plural justnesses)
the state of being just; fairness
Source: Wiktionary
Just"ness, n.
Definition: 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. In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action. Dryden.
Note: Justness is properly applied to things, and justice to persons; but the distinction is not always observed.
Syn.
– Accuracy; exactness; correctness; propriety; fitness; reasonableness; equity; uprightness; justice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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