Word Definitions & Examples
adjective
Sense 1
"a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln"
"a kind and just man"
"a just reward"
"his just inheritance"
Opposites:
unjust
adverb
Sense 3
"I just can''t take it anymore"
"he was just grand as Romeo"
"it''s simply beautiful!"
adjective
Sense 4
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules
"a fair referee"
"fair deal"
"on a fair footing"
"a fair fight"
"by fair means or foul"
adjective
Sense 5
"equitable treatment of all citizens"
"an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
Similar:
evenhanded
adjective satellite
Sense 6
of moral excellence
"a genuinely good person"
"a just cause"
"an upright and respectable man"
"the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass"
Similar:
righteous
adverb
Sense 7
"they could barely hear the speaker"
"we hardly knew them"
"just missed being hit"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats"
adverb
Sense 8
"I was merely asking"
"it is simply a matter of time"
"just a scratch"
"he was only a child"
"hopes that last but a moment"
adverb
Sense 9
"he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"
"it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"
"it has just enough salt"
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
16
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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