Equality

Pronunciation

• US enPR: ĭʹkwŏl-Ä­-tÄ“ IPA: /ɪˈkwÉ’l.ɪ.ti/

Alternative forms

• æquality archaic

Origin

From Old French equalité (French égalité), from Latin aequālitās.

Full definition of equality

Noun

1. (uncountable) The fact of being equal.
2. (uncountable, mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
3. (uncountable) The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

Synonyms

• (fact of being equal): equivalence parity,

Antonyms

• (fact of being equal): difference, inequality
• (equal treatment of people): discrimination, inequality nonequivilence