justesse

French

Etymology

Formed from juste +‎ -esse; cf. also Latin iūstitia. Compare Italian giustezza, Spanish and Portuguese justeza, Catalan and Occitan justesa, Galician and Asturian xusteza, Friulian justece. Doublet of justice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒys.tɛs/

Noun

justesse f (plural justesses)

1. rightness, correctness
2. justness
3. equity, justice, fairness

Derived terms

• de justesse

Further reading

• “justesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.