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JUSTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
Example:
it was performed with justness and beauty
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("justness" is a kind of...):
conformance; conformity (correspondence in form or appearance)
Derivation:
just (of moral excellence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being just or fair
Synonyms:
justice; justness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("justness" is a kind of...):
righteousness (adhering to moral principles)
natural virtue ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "justness"):
equity; fairness (conformity with rules or standards)
right; rightfulness (anything in accord with principles of justice)
Derivation:
just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)
just (fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience)
just (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting)
