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Meaning of 'fair' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fair [ adv.]
- Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
2 . Fair [ n.]
- Fairness, beauty.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- Good fortune; good luck.
- 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.
- A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
- A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
3 . Fair [ superl.]
- Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
- Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
- Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
- 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.
- Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Characterized 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.
- Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
- Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
- Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
4 . Fair [ v. t.]
- To make fair or beautiful.
- To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.

Meaning of 'fair' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fair [ n]
Meaning (1):
- gathering of producers to promote business
Example in sentence:
  • book fair;
  • trade fair;
  • world fair
Meaning (2):
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
Example in sentence:
  • she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair
Meaning (3):
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
Example in sentence:
  • the church bazaar
4 . fair [ a]
Meaning (4):
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
Example in sentence:
  • a fair fight;
  • a fair referee;
  • by fair means or foul;
  • fair deal;
  • on a fair footing
Meaning (5):
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
Example in sentence:
  • he hit a fair ball over the third base bag
6 . fair [ r]
Meaning (6):
- without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
Example in sentence:
  • deal fairly with one another
Meaning (7):
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Example in sentence:
  • they played fairly
8 . fair [ s]
Meaning (8):
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Example in sentence:
  • a clean manuscript;
  • fair copy
Meaning (9):
- very pleasing to the eye
Example in sentence:
  • a comely face;
  • my bonny lass;
  • there's a bonny bay beyond;
  • young fair maidens
Meaning (10):
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
Example in sentence:
  • a fair complexion
Meaning (11):
- not excessive or extreme
Example in sentence:
  • a fairish income;
  • reasonable prices
Meaning (12):
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
Example in sentence:
  • a novel of average merit;
  • in fair health;
  • only a fair performance of the sonata;
  • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average;
  • the performance was middling at best
Meaning (13):
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
Example in sentence:
  • an fair penny;
  • an honest wage
Meaning (14):
- attractively feminine
Example in sentence:
  • the fair sex
Meaning (15):
- free of clouds or rain
Example in sentence:
  • today will be fair and warm