Equality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/iːkwˈɒlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/iːkwˈɒlɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi/.

Examples

on a par with the best

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

par equivalence equation

Antonyms

inequality

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
noun	a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced “on a par with the best”

Word Forms

equal	adjective	having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
equate	verb	be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gleichwertigkeit

die Qualität, in Quantität, Maß, Wert oder Status gleich zu sein

🇫🇷French

égalité

la qualité d'être le même en quantité ou en mesure ou en valeur ou en statut

🇪🇸Spanish

igualdad

la cualidad de ser igual en cantidad o medida o valor o estado

🇮🇹Italian

uguaglianza

la qualità di essere lo stesso in quantità, misura, valore o status

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijkwaardigheid

de kwaliteit van hetzelfde zijn in kwantiteit of maatstaf of waarde of status

🇵🇹Portuguese

igualdade

a qualidade de ser o mesmo em quantidade, medida, valor ou status

🇷🇺Russian

равенство

качество быть одинаковым по количеству, мере, ценности или статусу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानता

मात्रा या माप या मूल्य या स्थिति में समान होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

সমতা

পরিমাণ বা পরিমাপ বা মান বা স্থিতিতে একই হওয়ার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

சமத்துவம்

அளவு அல்லது அளவு அல்லது மதிப்பு அல்லது நிலை ஆகியவற்றில் ஒரே மாதிரியாக இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమానత్వం

పరిమాణం లేదా కొలత లేదా విలువ లేదా హోదాలో ఒకేలా ఉండే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

समानता

प्रमाण किंवा माप किंवा मूल्य किंवा स्थितीमध्ये समान असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાનતા

જથ્થા અથવા માપ અથવા મૂલ્ય અથવા સ્થિતિમાં સમાન હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನತೆ

ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಅಳತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೇ ಆಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമത്വം

അളവിലോ അളവിലോ മൂല്യത്തിലോ നിലയിലോ തുല്യമായിരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨਤਾ

ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਪ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مساوات

مقدار یا پیمائش یا قدر یا حیثیت میں ایک جیسا ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平等

数量、度量、价值或状态相同的质量

🇯🇵Japanese

平等

量、尺度、価値、またはステータスにおいて同じであるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

평등

양이나 척도, 가치나 지위가 같은 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình đẳng

chất lượng giống nhau về số lượng hoặc thước đo hoặc giá trị hoặc trạng thái

🇹🇭Thai

ความเท่าเทียมกัน

คุณภาพที่เท่ากันทั้งปริมาณหรือการวัดหรือมูลค่าหรือสถานะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

persamaan

kualitas yang sama dalam kuantitas atau ukuran atau nilai atau status

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakapantay-pantay

ang kalidad ng pagiging pareho sa dami o sukat o halaga o katayuan

🇲🇾Malay

kesamarataan

kualiti yang sama dalam kuantiti atau ukuran atau nilai atau status

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المساواة

نوعية كونها واحدة في الكمية أو القياس أو القيمة أو الوضع

🇮🇷Persian

برابری

کیفیت یکسان بودن از نظر کمیت یا اندازه یا ارزش یا وضعیت

🇹🇷Turkish

eşitlik

miktar veya ölçü veya değer veya statü bakımından aynı olma niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁויוֹן

האיכות של להיות זהה בכמות או מידה או ערך או סטטוס

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