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— William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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evenhandedness

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ee-vuhn-han-did-nuhs/

The quality of being fair and impartial.

In a Sentence

“The judge's evenhandedness ensured that both sides of the case felt they had a fair hearing.”

Origin

From 'even-handed', meaning fair or impartial, itself from 'even' (equal) and 'hand'.

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Synonyms

fairnessimpartialityjusticeequityobjectivityneutrality

Antonyms

biasprejudiceunfairnesspartialityfavoritism

Related Words

even-handedfairimpartialjustequitablebalancedunbiasedobjective

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