"inequity" meaning in English

See inequity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/ [UK], /ɪnˈɛkwɪti/ [US] Forms: inequities [plural]
Etymology: From in- + equity. Compare iniquity. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|equity}} in- + equity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inequity (countable and uncountable, plural inequities)
  1. A lack of equity (justice). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inequity-en-noun-2FM1KmZl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. An unjust act; a disservice. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inequity-en-noun-6~KOgcHP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bias, injustice, partiality, unfairness Related terms: inequitable, inhumane, unethical

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "antibias"
    },
    {
      "word": "equity"
    },
    {
      "word": "fairness"
    },
    {
      "word": "impartiality"
    },
    {
      "word": "justice"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "in",
        "3": "equity"
      },
      "expansion": "in- + equity",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From in- + equity. Compare iniquity.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inequities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "inequity (countable and uncountable, plural inequities)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inequitable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inhumane"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "unethical"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with in-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lack of equity (justice)."
      ],
      "id": "en-inequity-en-noun-2FM1KmZl",
      "links": [
        [
          "equity",
          "equity"
        ],
        [
          "justice",
          "justice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An unjust act; a disservice."
      ],
      "id": "en-inequity-en-noun-6~KOgcHP",
      "links": [
        [
          "unjust",
          "unjust"
        ],
        [
          "disservice",
          "disservice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈɛkwɪti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bias"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "injustice"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "partiality"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "unfairness"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inequity"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "antibias"
    },
    {
      "word": "equity"
    },
    {
      "word": "fairness"
    },
    {
      "word": "impartiality"
    },
    {
      "word": "justice"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with in-",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "in",
        "3": "equity"
      },
      "expansion": "in- + equity",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From in- + equity. Compare iniquity.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inequities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "inequity (countable and uncountable, plural inequities)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "inequitable"
    },
    {
      "word": "inhumane"
    },
    {
      "word": "unethical"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A lack of equity (justice)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "equity",
          "equity"
        ],
        [
          "justice",
          "justice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An unjust act; a disservice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unjust",
          "unjust"
        ],
        [
          "disservice",
          "disservice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈɛkwɪti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bias"
    },
    {
      "word": "injustice"
    },
    {
      "word": "partiality"
    },
    {
      "word": "unfairness"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inequity"
}

Download raw JSONL data for inequity meaning in English (1.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.