JUSTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

Example:

it was performed with justness and beauty

Synonyms:

justness; nicety; rightness

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)

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)