evenhanded

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ˈivənˈhændɪd/ UK /ˈiːvənˈhændɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
fair and impartial in treatment or judgment

The judge was praised for her evenhanded rulings.

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1 adj · fair and impartial in... fair impartial unbiased just equitable disinterested balanced

Opposites

biased partial unfair prejudiced unjust

Word family

Derived forms evenhandedlyevenhandedness

Related forms even hand

Etymology

A compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands.

efen Old English hand Old English

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# evenhanded

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

## Meanings
1. fair and impartial in treatment or judgment

## Examples
- The judge was praised for her evenhanded rulings.

## Synonyms
- fair
- impartial
- unbiased
- just
- equitable
- disinterested
- balanced

## Antonyms
- biased
- partial
- unfair
- prejudiced
- unjust

## Derived Forms
- evenhandedly
- evenhandedness

## Related Forms
- even
- hand

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: efen
- Root: hand

## Etymology
A compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands.

## AI Etymology
Evenhanded is a compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands. Important recorded forms include efen (Old English) and hand (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers fair and impartial in treatment or judgment. The wider family includes derived forms such as evenhandedly and evenhandedness and related words such as even and hand.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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