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Definition of Fair

1. Adverb. In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. "They played fairly"

2. Noun. A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc..

3. Verb. Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.

4. Adjective. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. "By fair means or foul"

5. Adjective. Not excessive or extreme. "Reasonable prices"

6. Noun. Gathering of producers to promote business. "Book fair"

7. Adverb. Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. "Deal fairly with one another"

8. Adjective. Very pleasing to the eye. "Young fair maidens"

9. Noun. A competitive exhibition of farm products. "She won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"

10. Adjective. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines. "He hit a fair ball over the third base bag"

11. Noun. A sale of miscellany; often for charity. "The church bazaar"

12. Adjective. Lacking exceptional quality or ability. "The performance was middling at best"

13. Adjective. Attractively feminine. "The fair sex"

14. Adjective. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. "A clean manuscript"

15. Adjective. Gained or earned without cheating or stealing. "An fair penny"

16. Adjective. Free of clouds or rain. "Today will be fair and warm"

17. Adjective. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. "A fair complexion"

Definition of Fair

1. a. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

2. adv. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.

3. n. Fairness, beauty.

4. v. t. To make fair or beautiful.

5. n. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.

Definition of Fair

1. Adjective. (literary or archaic) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. ¹

2. Adjective. Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent. ¹

3. Adjective. Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair. ¹

4. Adjective. Just, equitable. ¹

5. Adjective. Adequate, reasonable, or decent. ¹

6. Adjective. (nautical of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course. ¹

7. Adjective. (baseball) Between the baselines. ¹

8. Noun. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective). ¹

9. Noun. (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women. ¹

10. Verb. To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface). ¹

11. Verb. To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members). ¹

12. Verb. To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance. ¹

13. Verb. (obsolete) To make fair. ¹

14. Noun. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements. ¹

15. Noun. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market. ¹

16. Noun. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fair

1. free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice [adj FAIRER, FAIREST] / to make smooth [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: smooth

Medical Definition of Fair

1. 1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. "A fair white linen cloth." (Book of Common Prayer) 2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. "Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made." (Shak) 3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin. "The northern people large and fair-complexioned." (Sir M. Hale) 4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. "You wish fair winds may waft him over." (Prior) 5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view. "The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged." (Sir W. Raleigh) 6. Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines. 7. Characterised by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement. "I would call it fair play." 8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; said of words, promises, etc. "When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty." (L' Estrange) 9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting. 10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen. "The news is very fair and good, my lord." (Shak) Fair ball. Synonym: Candid, open, frank, ingenuous, clear, honest, equitable, impartial, reasonable. See Candid. Origin: OE. Fair, fayer, fager, AS. Faeger; akin to OS. & OHG. Fagar, Isel. Fagr, Sw. Fager, Dan. Faver, Goth. Fagrs fit, also to E. Fay, G. Fugen, to fit. Fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. Also to E. Fang, peace, pact, Cf. Fang, Fain, Fay to fit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fair

faintheartedness faintheartednesses faintier faintiest fainting faintingly faintings faintish faintishness faintishnesses

faintly faintness faintnesses faints fainty fair(a) fair-and-square fair-built fair-haired fair-haired(a)

fair-haired boy fair-maids-of-France fair-minded fair-mindedness fair-to-middlin' fair-to-middling fair-weather fair-weather friend fair-world

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