proportionateness

State of correspondence

Proportionateness is the quality of being proportionate—having parts or elements that exist in proper relation to each other or to a whole.

It applies to physical dimensions, where a building's proportionateness makes it aesthetically pleasing, or to abstract concepts like punishment fitting a crime.

The proportionateness of her response impressed everyone.

The word is rarely encountered, with proportionality serving the same function in most contexts.

balance

equilibrium

State of balance

distribution · weighting · apportionment · scaling · correspondence · moderation · measure · gradation · correlation · relativity

harmony

congruity

State of being compatible

accord · unity · correspondence · symmetry · integration · consistency · concord · conformity · agreement · fitness

aesthetics

symmetry

Invariance under transformation

dimensionality · bilateral symmetry · artistic balance

fairness

equity

Impartial treatment or ownership value

equitableness · fair-mindedness · justness · equality · reasonableness · merit-based

Opposites
balance and ratio

proportionatenessdisproportionateness

State of unequal relation

disproportion · imbalance · disparity · asymmetry · unevenness

fairness and appropriateness

proportionatenessexcessiveness

Being beyond reasonable limits

unfairness · excess · unreasonableness · insufficiency · inappropriateness

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G