quality of being just, equitableness, fairness; quality of being correct
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Justness Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
justness
\just"ness\, n. 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.
note: justness is properly applied to things, and justice to persons; but the distinction is not always observed.
Noun
1. conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
(synonym) rightness, nicety
(hypernym) conformity, conformance
2. the quality of being just or fair
(synonym) justice
(hypernym) righteousness
(hyponym) fairness, equity
