{
    "term": "fairness",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is reasonable",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The fairness of the judicial system is being questioned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a strong sense of justice and fairness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dr Jones was treated with scrupulous fairness by his employers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fairness demanded an equal division of the winnings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people questioned the fairness of the election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new system of waiting lists should guarantee fairness to all patients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were all treated with strict fairness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a matter of basic fairness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a way of achieving fairness to the accused"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want fairness across the whole city in the way funding is allocated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "issues of economic fairness and personal equality"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the need for fairness in applying these rules"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most democratic countries have established principles of social fairness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smaller countries are calling for more fairness in international trade."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The system needs to be changed in the interests of fairness."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "elementary", "simple"],
                "verb + fairness": ["achieve", "ensure", "guarantee"],
                "fairness + verb": ["demand something", "require something"],
                "preposition": ["in (all) fairness", "with fairness", "fairness  in"],
                "phrases": ["a sense of fairness"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a pale colour of skin or hair",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce a statement that defends somebody who has just been criticized, or that explains another statement that may seem unreasonable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In all fairness to him, he did try to stop her leaving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have in fairness to say that, as yet, there is no hard evidence to support these charges."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In all fairness to him, I should say that most of his story is true."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfeənəs/",
                "audio": "fa/fairness/fairness__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfernəs/",
                "audio": "fa/fairness/fairness__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}