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Fair

adjective
(compar. fairer; superl. fairest)
1.
Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules.  Synonym: just.  "Fair deal" , "On a fair footing" , "A fair fight" , "By fair means or foul"  Antonym: unfair.
2.
Not excessive or extreme.  Synonyms: fairish, reasonable.  "Reasonable prices"
3.
Very pleasing to the eye.  Synonyms: bonnie, bonny, comely, sightly.  "There's a bonny bay beyond" , "A comely face" , "Young fair maidens"
4.
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines.  Antonym: foul.
5.
Lacking exceptional quality or ability.  Synonyms: average, mediocre, middling.  "Only a fair performance of the sonata" , "In fair health" , "The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average" , "The performance was middling at best"
6.
Attractively feminine.
7.
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections.  Synonym: clean.  "A clean manuscript"
8.
Gained or earned without cheating or stealing.  Synonym: honest.  "An fair penny"
9.
Free of clouds or rain.
10.
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored.  Synonym: fairish.
noun
1.
A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc..  Synonyms: carnival, funfair.
2.
Gathering of producers to promote business.  "Trade fair" , "Book fair"
3.
A competitive exhibition of farm products.
4.
A sale of miscellany; often for charity.  Synonym: bazaar.
adverb
1.
In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.  Synonyms: clean, fairly.  Antonym: unfairly.
2.
Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner.  Synonyms: evenhandedly, fairly.
verb
1.
Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.



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"Fair" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Treasure Island," and "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," and "The Merry Men and Other Tales," are fair examples of the charm and ...
— Pushing to the Front • Orison Swett Marden
... credited with saying: "If the nation and fair should yield obedience to the fourth commandment they would be in a fair way to the other nine." I wish, while the doctor was speaking, that the Apostle Paul could have stepped in and delivered several of his old sermons such as ...
— The Arena - Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 • Various
... legal system are in place, but there is no guarantee of a fair public trial; the judiciary is not independent of ...
— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... was not; and yet fair In that she never studied to be fairer Than Nature made her; beauty cost her nothing, ...
— Familiar Quotations • John Bartlett
... twilight, and the early lighted lamps Were flickering down into the Arno's tide While yet the daylight lingered in the skies, Silvering and paling, when I saw him first. I was returning from my work, and paused Upon the bridge of Santa Trinita To rest, and think how fair our Florence is. And I remember, o'er the hazy hills, Far, far away, how exquisitely fair The twilight seemed that night. My heart was soft With tender longings, misted with a dim, Sad pleasure as a mirror with the breath. Ah, never will those ...
— Standard Selections • Various


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