equality

/ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/
noun

The fact of being equal.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The fact of being equal.

  2. The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

  3. The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French equalité (modern French égalité), from Latin aequālitās, aequālitātem. Doublet of equity. By surface analysis, equal + -ity

Similar and opposite words

Similar
equivalenceparityegalityequationevennessparsameness
Opposite
differenceinequalitynonequivalencediscriminationhierarchy

EQUALITY at a glance

EQUALITY has 8 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,512 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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