Equitable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkwɪɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkwɪtəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkwɪtəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkwɪɾəbəl/.

Examples

equitable treatment of all citizens
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

just

Antonyms

inequitable

Parts of Speech

adjective

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

“equitable treatment of all citizens”

Word Forms

justness

noun

the quality of being just or fair

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gerecht

fair zu allen Parteien, wie es Vernunft und Gewissen vorschreiben

🇫🇷French

équitable

juste pour toutes les parties, comme dicté par la raison et la conscience

🇪🇸Spanish

equitativo

justo para todas las partes según lo dictado por la razón y la conciencia

🇮🇹Italian

equo

giusto verso tutte le parti come dettato dalla ragione e dalla coscienza

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtvaardig

eerlijk voor alle partijen, zoals gedicteerd door rede en geweten

🇵🇹Portuguese

equitativo

justo para todas as partes, conforme ditado pela razão e pela consciência

🇷🇺Russian

справедливый

справедливый для всех сторон, как того требует разум и совесть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

न्यायसंगत

तर्क और विवेक द्वारा निर्धारित सभी पक्षों के लिए निष्पक्ष

🇧🇩Bengali

ন্যায়সঙ্গত

যুক্তি এবং বিবেক দ্বারা নির্ধারিত হিসাবে সব পক্ষের জন্য ন্যায্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சமமான

காரணம் மற்றும் மனசாட்சியால் கட்டளையிடப்பட்ட அனைத்து தரப்பினருக்கும் நியாயமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సమానమైన

కారణం మరియు మనస్సాక్షి ద్వారా నిర్దేశించబడిన అన్ని పార్టీలకు న్యాయమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

न्याय्य

कारण आणि विवेकानुसार सर्व पक्षांसाठी न्याय्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાન

કારણ અને અંતરાત્મા દ્વારા નિર્ધારિત તમામ પક્ષો માટે વાજબી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನ

ಕಾರಣ ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳಿಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുല്യമായ

യുക്തിയും മനസ്സാക്ഷിയും അനുശാസിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ കക്ഷികളോടും നീതി പുലർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਾਬਰ

ਤਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਪਾਰਟੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

منصفانہ

تمام فریقوں کے لیے منصفانہ جیسا کہ عقل اور ضمیر کے مطابق ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公平

根据理性和良知对各方公平

🇯🇵Japanese

公平な

理性と良心に基づいてすべての当事者に対して公平であること

🇰🇷Korean

공정한

이성과 양심에 따라 모든 당사자에게 공정함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công bằng

công bằng cho tất cả các bên theo quyết định của lý trí và lương tâm

🇹🇭Thai

เท่าเทียมกัน

ยุติธรรมต่อทุกฝ่ายตามหลักเหตุผลและมโนธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

adil

adil bagi semua pihak sebagaimana ditentukan oleh akal dan hati nurani

🇵🇭Filipino

pantay-pantay

patas sa lahat ng partido ayon sa idinidikta ng katwiran at konsensya

🇲🇾Malay

saksama

adil kepada semua pihak seperti yang ditentukan oleh akal dan hati nurani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العادل

عادلة لجميع الأطراف حسبما يمليه العقل والضمير

🇮🇷Persian

عادلانه

عادلانه برای همه طرف ها همانطور که عقل و وجدان دیکته می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

adil

akıl ve vicdanın gerektirdiği şekilde tüm taraflara adil

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹגֶן

הוגן לכל הצדדים כפי שהוכתב על ידי ההיגיון והמצפון

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