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Unjust vs Unjustness - What's the difference?

unjust | unjustness |

As an adjective unjust

is not fair, just or right.

As a noun unjustness is

the quality of being unjust; unfairness.

unjust

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not fair, just or right.
    • The solution was very unjust .

    Synonyms

    * unfair

    Antonyms

    * just

    Related terms

    * justice * injustice

    Usage notes

    Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.

    unjustness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being unjust; unfairness.