Fair

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English

Adjective

Fair (comparative Fairer, superlative Fairest)

  1. (literary or archaic) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
  2. Unblemished and innocent; clean and pure.
  3. Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.
  4. Just, equitable.
  5. Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
  6. (baseball) Between the baselines.

Noun

Fair (plural Fairs)
  1. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
  2. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
  3. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
  4. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.
  5. (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.

Verb

Fair (third-person singular simple present Fairs, present participle Fairing, simple past and past participle Faired)

  1. To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce air drag.
  2. To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
  3. To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
  4. (obsolete) To make fair.

Adjectives for Fair

invariably; honestly; beautifully; equitably; always; indubitably; incontestably; legally; scrupulously; meticulously; carefully; dutifully; cautious; discreetly; reasonably; surprisingly; astutely; logically; sensibly; expediently; providently; admirably; pleasantly; grudgingly; primarily; tolerably; exceptionally; satisfactorily; remarkably; generously; strictly; rigidly; impartially.

Synonyms for Fair

pretty, pure, pale, honest, just, equitable, clear, sunny, dry, pleasant, equitable, unbiased, honest, frank, open, mild, impartial, candid, just, reasonable, moderate, civil, decent, nice, clean, pure, blond, pale, light (complexioned), handsome, pretty.

Antonyms for Fair

wet, cloudy, threatening, showery, stormy, dark, rainy, rough, tempestuous, unjust, dishonest, partial, unfair, double-dealing, devious, unreasonable, ugly, unfavorable, repellent, dark (complexioned),

Derived terms

Terms derived from fair (adjective)

Derived terms

Thesaurus

just, justifiable, justifiably, justified, justifiedly, justly, kermis, kind, kindly, kosher, lackluster, laudable, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lawful, legal, legible, legitimate, level, liable, light, light-colored, light-hued, likable, likely, lint-white, lovely, lovely to behold, lucky, manly, market, market overt, marketplace, mart, mean, mediocre, medium, meet, meet and right, meetly, mellifluous, mellow, merited, middling, mild, moderate, modest, moral, namby-pamby, neutral, nice, noble, nonpartisan, nonpolluted, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, objective, obliging, odds-on, of a kind, of a sort, of cleanly habits, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, of sorts, off-white, okay, open, open market, open-minded, ordinary, pale, palmy, party, passable, pastel, pearl, pearly, pearly-white, personable, picnic, piping, placid, plaza, pleasant, pleasantly, pleasing, pleasingly, pleasurable, pleasurably, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, pneumatic, polite, predictable within limits, presentable, presumptive, pretty, pretty good, principled, probable, profitable, promising, proper, properly, propitious, prospering, prosperous, pulchritudinous, pure, rainless, rational, readable, reasonable, regal, reputable, respectable, respectful, rewarding, rialto, right, right and proper, right-minded, righteous, rightful, rightfully, rightly, ritually pure, rosy, royal, ruddy, sane, satisfactory, satisfying, satisfyingly, shapely, shiny, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, sightly, skillful, sleek, slender, smut-free, smutless, so so, so-so, solicitous, sound, splendid, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, spotless, square, stacked, stainless, staple, statistically probable, statuesque, sterling, straight, straightforward, street market, sufficient, sunny, sunshine, sunshiny, sweet, tactful, tahar, tawny, tedious, thoughtful, thriving, tidy, tolerable, trade fair, tranquil, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, trustworthy, tubbed, unadulterated, unbesmirched, unbiased, unblemished, unblotted, unclouded, uncoded, uncolored, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undarkened, undazzled, undefiled, unenciphered, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, uninfluenced, unjaundiced, unmuddied, unobjectionable, unobstructed, unpolluted, unprejudiced, unprepossessed, unsmirched, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, unswayed, untainted, untarnished, upon even terms, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, urbane, useful, valid, vapid, verisimilar, very good, vigorous, virtuous, warrantable, warrantably, warranted, warrantedly, waygoose, wayzgoose, welcome, well-built, well-favored, well-formed, well-made, well-proportioned, well-scrubbed, well-shaped, well-stacked, well-washed, white, whitened, whitish, whity, wishy-washy, without distinction, workmanlike, worthy, yeomanly, Christian, Junoesque, Mardi Gras, OK, Saturnalia, Saturnian, acceptable, accommodating, adequate, admissible, advantageous, affable, affably, agreeable, agreeably, alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, all right, amiable, amiably, amicable, amicably, amply endowed, appropriate, apt, attentive, attractive, auspicious, auto show, average, balanced, balmy, banquet, bazaar, beauteous, beautiful, becoming, beneficial, benevolent, benign, benignant, better than nothing, betwixt and between, blameless, bleached, blissful, blissfully, blond, blooming, blossoming, blowout, boat show, bon, bonny, booming, braw, bright, bright and fair, bueno, built, built for comfort, buxom, callipygian, callipygous, calm, candid, capital, carnival, charming, chaste, cheerful, cheerfully, civil, clarion, clean, cleanly, clear, clement, cloudless, cogent, comely, commendable, commercial complex, common, compatible, complaisant, condign, congenial, considerate, cordial, cordially, courteous, cream, creamy, creditable, curvaceous, curvy, dainty, decent, decipherable, defensible, deferential, delicate, deserved, deservedly, desirable, detached, dirt-free, disinterested, disinterestedly, dispassionate, dispassionately, do, dry, due, dulcet, dull, duly, dun-white, eggshell, elegant, emporium, en rapport, enchanting, enjoyable, enjoyably, equal, equally, equitable, equitably, erect, estimable, ethical, even, evenhanded, evenly, excellent, exhibit, exhibition, expedient, exposition, exquisite, exuberant, fair and pleasant, fair and square, fair to middling, fairish, fairly, famous, fastidious, fat, favorable, favoring, feast, felicific, felicitous, festival, festive occasion, festivity, fete, field day, fiesta, fine, fit, flaxen-haired, flea fair, flea market, flourishing, flowering, foreseeable, fortunate, free, fresh, fruiting, full of integrity, full of promise, gala, gala affair, gala day, genial, genially, glaucescent, glaucous, goddess-like, going strong, golden, good, good enough, good-looking, goodish, goodly, graceful, gracious, graciously, grand, grateful, gratifying, gratifyingly, gray-white, great doings, halcyon, handsome, happy, harmonious, healthy, heart-warming, helpful, high jinks, high-minded, high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honeyed, honorable, hopeful, immaculate, impartial, impartially, impersonal, impersonally, in full swing, in good case, in the cards, in the clear, indifferent, insipid, intermediate, inviolate, irreproachable, ivory, ivory-white, jamboree.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Old English fæġer, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz. Cognate with Swedish fager.

Etymology 2

From Old French feire, from Latin fēriae.

Translations

Adjective

pretty or attractive
just, equitable
adequate, reasonable, decent
light in color or pale
baseball: between the baselines

Noun

celebration
market
professional event, trade fair

Verb

to smoothen a surface
to bring into perfect alignment

Statistics

German

Adjective

fair

  1. just, equitable, adequate, honest, in good spirit
    ein faires Spiel
    Es ist nur fair, auch wenn alle gleich schlecht behandelt werden.

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [fˠaɾʲ]

Verb

Fair

  1. to watch

Inflection

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fairim faireann tú;
fairir† 		faireann sé, sí fairimid faireann sibh faireann siad;
fairid† 		fairtear
past d'fhair mé;
d'fhaireas† 		d'fhair tú;
d'fhairis† 		d'fhair sé, sí d'fhaireamar d'fhair sibh;
d'fhaireabhair† 		d'fhair siad;
d'fhaireadar† 		faireadh
future fairfidh mé;
fairfead† 		fairfidh tú;
fairfir† 		fairfidh sé, sí fairfimid;
fairfeam† 		fairfidh sibh fairfidh siad;
fairfid† 		fairfear
past habitual d'fhairinn d'fhairteá d'fhaireadh sé, sí d'fhairimis d'fhaireadh sibh d'fhairidís d'fhairtí
imperative fairim fair faireadh sé, sí fairimis fairigí fairidís fairtear
conditional d'fhairfinn d'fhairfeá d'fhairfeadh sé, sí d'fhairfimis d'fhairfeadh sibh d'fhairfidís d'fhairfí
subjunctive present faire mé;
fairead† 		faire tú;
fairir† 		faire sé, sí fairimid faire sibh faire siad;
fairid† 		fairtear
past fairinn fairteá faireadh sé, sí fairimis faireadh sibh fairidís fairtí
verbal noun faire
past participle fairthe

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fair fhair bhfair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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