unfairness

2 definitions found

unfairness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Unfair \Un*fair"\, a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See Un- not,
     and Fair, a.]
     Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or
     involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with
           being in your debt.                      --Swift.
     [1913 Webster] -- Un*fair"ly, adv. -- Un*fair"ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

unfairness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  unfairness
      n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [ant: candor,
           candour, fair-mindedness, fairness]
      2: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
         [syn: unfairness, inequity] [ant: equity, fairness]
      3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity,
         shabbiness]