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Equitable vs Unaffected - What's the difference?

equitable | unaffected |

As adjectives the difference between equitable and unaffected

is that equitable is marked by or having equity while unaffected is not affected or changed.

As a noun unaffected is

someone not affected, as by a disease.

equitable

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by or having equity.
  • Fair, just, or impartial.
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 33.
  • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
  • (legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
  • unaffected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not affected or changed.
  • Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
  • Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
  • * 1812 , , Pride and Prejudice , Chapter 3:
  • Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

    Derived terms

    * unaffectedly * unaffectedness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone not , as by a disease.
  • Synonyms

    * nonaffected (less common)