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Equal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Having the same magnitude or dimensions; being of the same bulk or extent; as an equal quantity of land; a house of equal size; two persons of equal bulk; an equal line or angle.

2. Having the same value; as two commodities of equal price or worth.

3. Having the same qualities or condition; as two men of equal rank or excellence; two bodies of equal hardness or softness.

4. Having the same degree; as two motions of equal velocity.

5. Even; uniform; not variable; as an equal temper or mind.

6. Ye say, the way of the Lord is not equal Ezekiel 16:1 .

7. Being in just proportion; as, my commendation is not equal to his merit.

8. Impartial; neutral; not biased.

9. Equal and unconcerned, I look on all.

10. Indifferent; of the same interest or concern. He may receive them or not, it is equal to me.

11. Just; equitable; giving the same or similar rights or advantages. The terms and conditions of the contract are equal

12. Being on the same terms; enjoying the same or similar benefits.

13. They made the married, orphans, widows, yea and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.

14. Adequate; having competent power, ability or means. The ship is not equal to her antagonist. The army was not equal to the contest. We are not equal to the undertaking.

Equal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One not inferior or superior to another; having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, etc.

2. Those who were once his equals, envy and defame him.

3. It was thou, a man my equal my guide. Psalms 55:13 . Galatians 1:14

Equal [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To make equal; to make one thing of the same quantity, dimensions or quality as another.

2. To rise to the same state, rank or estimation with another; to become equal to. Few officers can expect to equal Washington in fame.

3. To be equal to.

4. One whose all not equals Edward's moiety.

5. To make equivalent to; to recompense fully; to answer in full proportion.

6. He answer'd all her cares, and equal'd all her love.

7. To be of like excellence or beauty.

8. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it. Job 28:17 .

Equal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.

2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.

3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement.

4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.

5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.

6. Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed.

7. Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.

Equal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."

2. State of being equal; equality.

Equal [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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.

2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully.

3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.

Equaled [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equaling [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equalitarian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a leveler.

Equalities [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. An agreement of things in dimensions, quantity or quality; likeness; similarity in regard to two things compared. We speak of the equality of two or more tracts of land, of two bodies in length, breadth or thickness, of virtues or vices.

2. The same degree of dignity or claims; as the equality of men in the scale of being; the equality of nobles of the same rank; an equality of rights.

3. Evenness; uniformity; sameness in state or continued course; as an equality of temper or constitution.

4. Evenness; plainness; uniformity; as an equality of surface.

Equality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

4. Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

Equalization [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.

Equalization [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.

Equalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To make equal; as, to equalize accounts; to equalize burdens or taxes.

Equalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.

2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.

3. To be equal to; equal; to match.

Equalized [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Made equal; reduced to equality.

Equalized [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equalizer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who, or that which, equalizes anything.

Equalizing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Making equal.

Equalizing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equalled Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equalling Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Equally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In the same degree with another; alike; as, to be equally taxed; to be equally virtuous or vicious; to be equally impatient, hungry, thirsty, swift or slow; to be equally furnished.

2. In equal shares or proportions. The estate is to be equally divided among the heirs.

3. Impartially; with equal justice.

Equally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.

Equalness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Equality; a state of being equal.

2. Evenness; uniformity; as the equalness of a surface.

Equalness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Equality; evenness.

Equality Roget’s Thesaurus §27

N. equality, parity, coextension, symmetry, balance, poise, evenness, monotony, level, equivalence, equipollence, equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance, par, quits, a wash, not a pin to choose, distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other, tweedle dee and tweedle dum, identity, similarity, equalization, equation, equilibration, co*ordination, adjustment, readjustment, drawn game, drawn battle, neck and neck race, tie, draw, standoff, dead heat, match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother, equivalent

V. be equal, equal, match, reach, keep pace with, run abreast, come to, amount to, come up to, be on a level with, lie on a level with, balance, cope with, come to the same thing, render equal, equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise, fit, accommodate, adapt, strike a balance, establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium, readjust, stretch on the bed of procrustes

Adj. equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate, on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with, up to the mark, equiparant, equivalent, tantamount, indistinguishable, quits, homologous, synonymous, resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less, much the same as, the same thing as, as good as, all one, all the same, equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced, equalized, drawn, half and half, isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric, isoperimetrical, isobath, isobathic

Adv. equally, pari passu, ad eundum, caeteris paribus, in equilibrio, to all intents and purposes

Phr. it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

Symmetry Roget’s Thesaurus §242

N. symmetry, shapeliness, # finish, beauty, proportion, eurythmy, uniformity, parallelism, bilateral symmetry, trilateral symmetry, multilateral symmetry, centrality, arborescence, branching, ramification, arbor vitae

Adj. symmetrical, shapely, well set, finished, beautiful, classic, chaste, severe, regular, uniform, balanced, equal, parallel, coextensive, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, branching, ramous, ramose, filiciform, filicoid, subarborescent, papilionaceous, fuji-shaped, fujigata

Right Roget’s Thesaurus §922

N. right, what ought to be, what should be, fitness, summum jus, justice, equity, equitableness, propriety, fair play, impartiality, measure for measure, give and take, lex talionis, astraea, nemesis, themis, scales of justice, evenhanded justice, karma, suum cuique, clear stage, fair field and no favor, level playing field, morals, law, honor, virtue

V. be right, stand to reason, see justice done, see one righted, see fair play, do justice to, recompense, bold the scales even, give and take, serve one right, put the saddle on the right horse, give every one his due, give the devil his due, audire alteram partem, deserve

Adj. right, good, just, reasonable, fit, equal, equable, equatable, evenhanded, fair, legitimate, justifiable, rightful, as it should be, as it ought to be, lawful, (legal) 963, deserved

Adv. rightly, bon droit, au bon droit, in justice, in equity, in reason, without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons, upon even terms

Phr. dieu et mon droit, "in equal scale weighing delight and dole", justitia cuum cuique distribuit, justitiae soror incorrupta fides, justitia virtutem regina, "thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just"

Int. all right, fair's fair

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Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

Exodus 30:34

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

Exodus 36:22

One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

Leviticus 7:10

And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.

and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.

Deuteronomy 18:8

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.

1 Samuel 9:2

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

1 Samuel 26:15

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?

1 Kings 3:13

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.

Job 28:17

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Job 41:33

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature devoid of fear!

Psalms 17:2

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

Psalms 55:13

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

Proverbs 26:7

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Isaiah 40:25

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

Isaiah 46:5

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?

Lamentations 2:13

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?

Ezekiel 18:25

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

Ezekiel 18:29

Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?