Fair
[feə] or [fɛr]
Definition
(noun.) a competitive exhibition of farm products; 'she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair'.
(noun.) gathering of producers to promote business; 'world fair'; 'trade fair'; 'book fair'.
(verb.) join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.
(adj.) (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; 'a fair complexion'; .
(adj.) free of clouds or rain; 'today will be fair and warm' .
(adj.) (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; 'he hit a fair ball over the third base bag' .
(adj.) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; 'a fair referee'; 'fair deal'; 'on a fair footing'; 'a fair fight'; 'by fair means or foul' .
(adj.) not excessive or extreme; 'a fairish income'; 'reasonable prices' .
(adj.) attractively feminine; 'the fair sex' .
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Definition
(superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
(superl.) Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
(superl.) Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
(superl.) Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
(superl.) Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
(superl.) Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
(adv.) Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
(n.) Fairness, beauty.
(n.) A fair woman; a sweetheart.
(n.) Good fortune; good luck.
(v. t.) To make fair or beautiful.
(v. t.) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
(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.
(n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
(n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Spotless, unspotted, untarnished, unblemished, unstained.[2]. White, light, blonde.[3]. Handsome, comely, beautiful.[4]. Pleasant, clear, cloudless, not cloudy, not overcast.[5]. Favorable, prosperous.[6]. Promising, hopeful.[7]. Open, distinct, plain, unobstructed, unincumbered.[8]. Frank, honest, candid, ingenuous, equitable, just, honorable, upright, impartial, unbiassed.[9]. Reasonable, proper.[10]. Pretty good, more than middling, above mediocrity.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Open, clear, spotless, unspotted, untarnished, reasonable, unblemished, serene,beautiful, just, honorable, equitable, impartial
ANT:Lowering, dull, foul, disfigured, ugly, unfair, dishonorable, fraudulent
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Definition
adj. bright: clear: free from blemish: pure: pleasing to the eye: beautiful: free from a dark hue: of a light shade: free from clouds or rain: favourable: unobstructed: open: prosperous: frank: impartial: just: pleasing: plausible: hopeful: moderate: pretty good.—n. that which is fair: (arch.) a woman.—v.t. to make fair.—v.i. to clear up as the weather from rain.—adv. kindly honestly clearly: straight: (Shak.) favourably.—adjs. Fair′-and-square honest—also used adverbially; Fair′-bod′ing (Shak.) auspicious.—n. Fair′-cop′y the state of a document copied after final correction.—adjs. Fair′-faced with a light complexion: beautiful: specious; Fair′-haired having fair or light-coloured hair; Fair′-hand having a fair appearance; Fair′ish somewhat fair: pretty well pretty drunk.—adv. Fair′ly.—adj. Fair′-mind′ed judging fairly.—ns. Fair′ness; Fair′-play honest dealing: justice.—adjs. Fair′-seem′ing appearing fair; Fair′-spok′en bland and civil in language and address.—ns. Fair′-trade free-trade: a euphemism for smuggling: a mild form of the protective system in which the basis of economic policy is supposed to be reciprocity or free-trade only with such nations as grant similar privileges—also used adverbially; Fair′-way the part of a river roadstead &c. by which vessels enter or leave.—adj. Fair′-weath′er suitable only for fair weather or favourable circumstances.—Be in a fair way to to be likely to succeed in; Keep fair with to keep on amiable terms with; Stand fair with to be in the good graces of.—The fair The fair sex the female sex.
n. a great periodical market for one kind of merchandise or for the general sales and purchases of a district: a collection of miscellaneous goods for sale on behoof of charity at a bazaar &c.—n. Fair′ing a present given at a fair any complimentary gift.—A day after the fair too late; Get one's fairing (Scot.) to get one's deserts.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of being at a fair, denotes that you will have a pleasant and profitable business and a congenial companion. For a young woman, this dream signifies a jovial and even-tempered man for a life partner.
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Examples
- Our fair client seemed a little confused. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The fair little face, touched with divine compassion, as it peeped shrinkingly through the grate, was like an angel's in the prison. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Happily Rosamond did not think of committing any desperate act: she plaited her fair hair as beautifully as usual, and kept herself proudly calm. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That's the Fair, that is. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In quality and tone it is a fair sample of British political thought in 1919. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Lord Steyne, and her son in London, had many a laugh over the story when Rawdon and his wife returned to their quarters in May Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She is always having stalls at Fancy Fairs for the benefit of these hapless beings. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We are not yet in the time of fairs and festivals. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It is evident that there must have been plenty of religious discussion during the pilgrimage fairs at Mecca and the like centres. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Emmy, her children, and the Colonel, coming to London some time back, found themselves suddenly before her at one of these fairs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Some people consider Fairs immoral altogether, and eschew such, with their servants and families: very likely they are right. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the booths of the market fairs at Paris and its suburbs (for example, at the Gingerbread Fair, at the Féte of St. Cloud, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- She's devilish like Miss Cutler that I used to meet at Dumdum, only fairer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And will he sell his own fairer and diviner part without any compunction to the most godless and foul? Plato. The Republic.
- Do you still think you found somebody fairer? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Yes, you served me cruelly enough until I thought I had found someone fairer than you. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Nothing can be fairer,' observed Mr. Ben Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A fairer chance no girl could have had than was given to this poor girl of ours. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The preparations of new carriages and furniture might wait for London and spring, when her own taste could have fairer play. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- That will be the best way of commencing the enquiry, and will probably lead to the fairest conclusion. Plato. The Republic.
- He alleges a visible decrease of the human species which has never been made good in some of the fairest countries of the globe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Oh, I track the fairest fair Through new haunts of pleasure; Footprints here and echoes there Guide me to my treasure: Lo! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And just as women and children think variety charming, so there are many men who will deem this to be the fairest of States. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- And the fairest is also the loveliest? Plato. The Republic.
- Neither is the soul variable and diverse; for that which is immortal must be of the fairest and simplest composition. Plato. The Republic.
- She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. Jane Austen. Emma.
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