fair

Meaning

Adj

1. Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
2. Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
3. Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
4. Just, equitable.
5. Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
6. Favorable to a ship's course.
7. Favorable, pleasant.
8. Favorable, pleasant.
9. Favorable, pleasant.
10. Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
11. Between the baselines.
12. Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
13. Not a no ball.
14. Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.

Noun

1. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
2. (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
3. (obsolete) Fairness, beauty.
4. A fair woman; a sweetheart.
5. (obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.

Verb

1. To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
2. To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
3. To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
4. To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
5. (obsolete) To make fair or beautiful.

Adv

Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.

Noun

1. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
2. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
3. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
4. A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).

Concepts

fair

just

beautiful

equitable

market

handsome

blond

reasonable

impartial

right

honest

fine

bazaar

pretty

righteous

exhibition

lovely

unbiased

clean

proper

upright

exposition

good-looking

clear

show

good

legitimate

bright

respectable

unprejudiced

comely

mediocre

blonde

charming

carnival

festival

trade fair

correct

objective

funfair

light

nice

fair-haired

true

truthful

attractive

equal

average

decent

fairly

bonny

fairish

middling

even

justified

fete

accurate

exact

tolerable

serene

suitable

square

graceful

neutral

unbiassed

rightful

display

marketplace

gentle

kind

kindly

winsome

kermis

honest-minded

sincere

white

cloudless

passable

open

exquisite

disinterested

dispassionate

indifferent

trade show

pale

impartially

moderate

sale

candid

evenhandedly

bonnie

sightly

beautiful woman

civilly

plausible

equitably

honestly

fair lady

evenhanded

beauteous

pulchritudinous

generous

fair to middling

honorable

legal

exhibit

light in color

even-handed

acquisition

buy

purchase

sales activity

taking over

affable

alluring

disarming

friendly

soft

sweet

tender

annual fair

village fair

authentic

orthodox

temple festival

acceptable

bazar

competitive show

gorgeous

nice-looking

party

moderately

shiny

cute

light complexion

dry

light-colored

quite large

outdoor entertainment

ball

entertainment

equally

lily

meetly

timely

medium

temperate

inexpensive

standard

light brown

with light brown hair

black-eyed

red and white

rosy and white

place of exhibition

pure

sunny

specious

flattering

smooth

distinct

considerable

liberal

unquestionable

absolute

complete

thorough

peaceable

spotless

unblemished

unobstructed

agreeably

beautifully

brightly

handsomely

nobly

courteously

clearly

legibly

plainly

justly

evenly

completely

fully

quite

beauty

goodly

mart

nundinal

scrupulous

seemly

spang

shandy

mela

beautiful girl

fair damsel

fair maid

spectacular

albino

account

composition

essay

exposure

report

statement

thesis

version

write up

judicial

level

well off

flaxy

xanthous

feast

festivity

above board

fancy

peach

rot

international fair

without interest

appropriate

folk festival

someone fair

admissible

eligible

up to

bush

bush-league

mine run

second class

second-rate

brilliant

glaring

limpid

liquid

nitid

radiant

silvern

silvery

starry

translucent

unclouded

undimmed

unfrosted

unshadowed

vibrant

vivid

honourable

halal

jural

kosher

lawful

licit

regular

titular

titulary

valid

feria

market place

jumble sale

expo

righteously

engrossed

mugwump

nonaligned

nonpartisan

uninvolved

big

fair-and-square

healthy

sporting

wide

etiolate

etiolated

light-haired

pale-colored

whitish

aboveboard

moral

perfect

straightforward

performance

spectacle

favorable

picnic

innocent

intelligent

sensible

veracious

enough

plenty

sufficient

light-skinned

adorable

fairground

judicious

account for

justify

open-air

outdoor

reliable

satisfactory

careless

casual

so-so

impartiality

righteousness

justice

pleasant

Fair

fee

rent

wage

rational

faithful

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛə/

Etymology

From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (“fair”), Danish feir, faver, fager (“fair, pretty”), Norwegian fager (“fair, pretty”), Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”). See also peace.

Sentences

Fair was born in Coldwater , Michigan .