Meaning

noun conformity with rules or standards

noun ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

noun the property of having a naturally light complexion

originFrom Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).

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