Equitable
['ekwɪtəb(ə)l]
Definition
(adj.) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; 'equitable treatment of all citizens'; 'an equitable distribution of gifts among the children' .
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Definition
(a.) Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men.
(a.) That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc.
Edited by Hilda
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Upright, just, honest, impartial, candid, unbiassed, unprejudiced, even-handed.[2]. Reasonable, fair, justifiable, right, proper.
Typist: Tyler
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fair, just, proportionate, impartial, upright, proper, reasonable, even-handed,honest
ANT:Unfair, unjust, disproportionate, partial
Editor: Meredith
Examples
- Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Lack of the free and equitable intercourse which springs from a variety of shared interests makes intellectual stimulation unbalanced. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Recent examples of such construction are the Woolworth and Equitable buildings in New York City; in this last instance a thousand horse-power was used in digging the foundations alone. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The equitable Twemlow felt that this sentiment, irrespective of the utterer, demanded his cordial assent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It seems scarce possible to invent a more equitable way of maintaining such works. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Some ill-conditioned growling fellow may say to me, 'What's the use of these legal and equitable abuses? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Thus the law which obliges the masters in several different trades to pay their workmen in money, and not in goods, is quite just and equitable. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Meredith