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Fairness

The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.

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Beauty 76% connected

An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty, or the moral sense.

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Complexion 76% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Impartiality 76% connected

The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatme…

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Justice 76% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practi…

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Justness 76% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness…

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Sportsmanship 76% connected

The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.

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Comely 74% connected

Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Comely 74% connected

Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

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Fair 66% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Fair 66% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Just 66% connected

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- sai…

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Just 66% connected

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- sai…

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Unfair 66% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unfair 66% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Blondness 92% connected

The state of being blond.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Candor 92% connected

Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Comeliness 92% connected

The quality or state of being comely.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Equity 92% connected

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; f…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Loveliness 92% connected

The state or quality of being lovely.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Paleness 92% connected

The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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