Meaning of 'fair' (Webster Dictionary)
- Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably;
auspiciously; agreeably.
- 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.
- 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.
- To make fair or beautiful.
- To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
Meaning of 'fair' (Princeton's WordNet)
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
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
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
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
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
Meaning (15):
- free of clouds or rain
Example in sentence:- today will be fair and warm
Definition
[ adv.]