Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having one measure; the same in magnitude, quantity, degree, amount, worth, value, or excellence.
- Even; uniform; not variable; equable: as, an equal mind.
- Having a just relation or proportion; correspondent; commensurate.
- Impartial; not biased; just; equitable; not unduly favorable to any party: as, the terms and conditions of the contract are equal; equal laws.
- Of the same interest or concern; of like moment or importance.
- Adequate; having competent power, ability, or means: with to: as, the army was not equal to the contest; we are not equal to the undertaking.
- Of the same rank or dignity; having a common level or standing; having the same rights, interests, etc.: as, we are all equal in the sight of God.
- In botany, symmetrical, as applied to leaves and to various organs of cryptogams; of uniform thickness, as the stipe of an agaric.
- In entomology, same as
equate . - Synonyms Equable, regular, unvarying.
- Proportionate, conformable, equivalent.
- Fair, even-handed.
- Fit, competent.
- noun One who or that which is not different in all or some respects from another; specifically, one who is not inferior or superior to another; a person having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, etc.
- noun The state of being equal; equality.
- Equally; in a manner equal (to).
- To be or become equal to; be commensurate with; be as great as; correspond to or be on a level with in any respect; be adequate to: as, your share equals mine; no other dramatist equals Shakspere.
- To make equivalent to; recompense fully; answer in full proportion.
- To count or consider as equal; make comparable.
- To be equal; match.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number.”
- noun obsolete State of being equal; equality.
- adjective Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; ; houses of
equal size; persons ofequal stature or talents; commodities ofequal value. - adjective Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate.
- adjective Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
- adjective Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.
- adjective Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
- adjective (Mus.), rare Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to
mixed . - adjective (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
- adjective (Mus.) See
Temperament . - transitive verb To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen�urate with.
- transitive verb To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
- transitive verb To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not comparable The same in all respects.
- adjective mathematics, not comparable Exactly identical, having the same
value . - adjective obsolete
Fair ,impartial . - adjective comparable
Adequate ; sufficientlycapable orqualified . - verb mathematics To be equal to, to have the same value as; to
correspond to. - verb To be
equivalent to; tomatch - verb informal To have as its
consequence . - noun A person or thing of equal status to others.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- verb be equal to in quality or ability
- adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- adjective having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the womens rights issues at the time was whether women should get equal pay for comparable work, and a Washington state equal worth case was winding its way through the federal courts.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: PARRY: Judge Roberts's Slap at Women 2005
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One of the womens rights issues at the time was whether women should get equal pay for comparable work, and a Washington state equal worth case was winding its way through the federal courts. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: PARRY: Judge Roberts's Slap at Women 2005
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One of the womens rights issues at the time was whether women should get equal pay for comparable work, and a Washington state equal worth case was winding its way through the federal courts.
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Thus the time divisions of pleasurable rhythm are not mathematically equal, nor even necessarily approximately equal, but are such as are _felt to be equal_.
The Principles of English Versification Paull Franklin Baum
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But there is no reason, except the opposition of parents who want privileges for their children, why every child in every civilized country to-day should not be guaranteed by the community an equal opportunity in public education and an _equal chance for promotion in the public or semi-public service_, which soon promises to employ a large part if not the majority of the community.
Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement William English Walling
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Matter of great Concern and equal Surprize, that the other Provinces do not more _universally_ and _effectually_ follow the lucrative Example of the _North_! since, it is evident, nothing but _equal Industry_ can be wanting to render them _equally flourishing_, The Over-growth of Graziers and Stockmasters, is the strongest Indication that can be of national
An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland Henry Brooke
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Not on an equal footing, but a _rather more equal_ footing than now.
Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Keith Henderson 1932
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They defined with tolerable distinctness in what they did consider all men created equal, equal in certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Thus Logicians read _A -- is -- equal to B_: as if _equal to B_ could possibly be a term co-relative with A.
Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889
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All men are equal by nature; nobody denies that they all ought to be _equal in the eye of the law_; but, how are they to be thus equal, if the law begin by suffering
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