unfairness n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [ant: {candor}, {candour}, {fair-mindedness}, {fairness}] 2: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards [syn: {unfairness}, {inequity}] [ant: {equity}, {fairness}] 3: an unjust act [syn: {injustice}, {unfairness}, {iniquity}, {shabbiness}]
Unfair \Un*fair"\, a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See {Un-} not, and {Fair}, a.] Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. [1913 Webster] You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. --Swift. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*fair"ly}, adv. -- {Un*fair"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]