- the state of being equal
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•qual•i•ty
(i kwol′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- the state or quality of being equal;
correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability. - uniform character, as of motion or surface.
- Mathematicsa statement that two quantities are equal;
equation.
- Latin aequālitāt- (stem of aequālitās). See equal, -ity
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1. equivalency, parity, correspondence, sameness; justice, fairness, impartiality.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
equality /ɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
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'equality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antiracism
- balance
- Black Power
- civil rights
- co-
- democracy
- disparage
- disproportion
- egalitarian
- equal sign
- equate
- ERA
- Labour Party
- level pegging
- par
- parity
- republic
- socialism
- social market
- Tawney
- the
- tie
- to
- transitive
- trial balance
- American Dream
- as
- Baha’i
- brotherhood
- condescend
- condescension
- core
- democrat
- democratic
- devote
- difference
- disadvantage
- disparity
- égalité
- equalitarian
- Equality State
- equation
- equilibrium
- equinoctial
- equiponderance
- equivalence
- equivalence relation
- fraternity
- imparity
- inegalitarian
