fairness
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- 1 fairness、justice、fair treatment
This noun refers to fairness or just treatment: handling people or decisions without bias and in a way that fits reason, rights, or proper rules.
fairness、justice、fair treatment
A state of being fair, impartial, and properly justified, especially in treatment, decisions, rules, or systems.
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ทุกคนควรได้รับความเป็นธรรม thúk khon khuan dâay ráp khwaam pen tham Everyone should receive fair treatment. ทุกคนควรได้รับความเป็นธรรม details
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เรียกร้องความเป็นธรรม rîak rɔ́ɔŋ khwaam pen tham to demand fairness เรียกร้องความเป็นธรรม details
Learning notes
Explanation
ความเป็นธรรม is an abstract noun formed from ความ, which nominalizes a quality or state, and เป็นธรรม, meaning “to be fair” or “to be reasonable and just.” Its core idea is fair treatment based on rights, circumstances, rules, or reason rather than bias. It is common in news, law, administration, workplaces, schools, and social issues, and it sounds somewhat formal.
Usage
It is often used when discussing unfair treatment, court decisions, investigations, workplace evaluations, wages, social systems, or political issues. It can appear in everyday speech, but it fits more serious or formal contexts.
Caution
In casual complaints like “That’s not fair,” ความเป็นธรรม can sound a little formal. ไม่แฟร์ or ไม่ยุติธรรม is often more natural in everyday conversation.
Differences from similar words
1 fairness synonyms
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ความยุติธรรม often carries a stronger sense of justice, including legal or moral justice. ความเป็นธรรม focuses more on whether treatment, decisions, or distribution are fair and unbiased.