impartiality

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nonpartisanship impartialness justice independence balance fair neutral equality integrity equity neutrality detachment indifference honesty legality

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Antonyms

partiality anti-semitism badness villainy crime evil

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Hypernyms

disposition inclination tendency

Hyponyms

fairness candor disinterestedness candour fair-mindedness

Phrases with the word

impartiality advocate impartiality champion impartiality proponent duty of impartiality with impartiality

Examples

The fault of the utilitarian doctrine is that it mistakes impersonality for impartiality. John Rawls

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. Arnold Bennett

It is only on the basis of undiluted Nationalism and of perfect justice and impartiality that the Indian Army of Liberation can be built up. Subhas Chandra Bose

Hate, hunger, and pride make better levers of propaganda than do love or impartiality. Jacques Ellul

Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance. G. K. Chesterton

Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Close letter words and terms

impartial witness impartialism impartialist impartiality advocate impartiality champion impartiality proponent