equitable

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈɛkwɪtəbəl/ UK /ˈɛkwɪtəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
fair and impartial; just in dealing with all parties

They sought an equitable division of the inherited property.

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Synonyms

1 adj · fair and impartial; just in... fair just impartial evenhanded unbiased disinterestedfairminded

Opposites

unfairinequitablebiased unjust partial

Word family

Forms equitably

Derived forms equitablyequitableness

Related forms equityequitationequal

Etymology

From French équitable, from équité 'equity', from Latin aequitas 'equality, fairness', from aequus 'equal, just'.

équité French aequitas Latin aequus Latin

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# equitable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɛkwɪtəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛkwɪtəbəl

## Meanings
1. fair and impartial; just in dealing with all parties

## Examples
- They sought an equitable division of the inherited property.

## Synonyms
- fair
- just
- impartial
- evenhanded
- unbiased
- disinterested
- fairminded

## Antonyms
- unfair
- inequitable
- biased
- unjust
- partial

## Derived Forms
- equitably
- equitableness

## Related Forms
- equity
- equitation
- equal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: équité
- Root: aequitas
- Root: aequus

## Etymology
From French équitable, from équité 'equity', from Latin aequitas 'equality, fairness', from aequus 'equal, just'.

## AI Etymology
Equitable is from French équitable, from équité 'equity', from Latin aequitas 'equality, fairness', from aequus 'equal, just'. In present-day use, it means fair and impartial; just in dealing with all parties. Derived formations include equitably and equitableness. Related vocabulary includes equity, equitation, and equal.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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