justness

just ¹  (jst)

adj.

1. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: a just ruler. See Synonyms at fair¹.

2. Consistent with what is morally right; righteous: a just cause.

3. Properly due or merited: just deserts.

4. Law Valid within the law; lawful: just claims.

5. Suitable or proper in nature; fitting: a just touch of solemnity.

6. Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded: a just appraisal.

adv. (jst, jst; jst when stressed)

1. Precisely; exactly: just enough salt.

2. Only a moment ago: He just arrived.

3. By a narrow margin; barely: just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.

4. At a little distance: just down the road.

5. Merely; only: just a scratch.

6. Simply; certainly: It's just beautiful!

7. Perhaps; possibly: I just may go.

Idioms:

just about

Almost; very nearly: This job is just about done.

just now

Only a moment ago.

just the same

Nevertheless.

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[Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin istus; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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justly adv.

justness n.

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just ²  (jst)

n. & v.

Variant of joust.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	justness - conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" nicety, rightness conformance, conformity - correspondence in form or appearance
	2.	justness - the quality of being just or fair     justice righteousness - adhering to moral principles fairness, equity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature rightfulness, right - anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

Translations

justness [ˈdʒʌstnɪs] N → justicia f

justness [ˈdʒʌstnɪs] n → justesse f

justness

n (of cause) → Gerechtigkeit f, → Billigkeit f (liter); (of character) → Gerechtigkeit f

justness [ˈdʒʌstnɪs] n (of decision) → giustezza