What does fair mean in English? Meaning of fair definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "fair": a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
Noun
Meaning: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.Synonyms: carnival
fair
funfairHypernyms: showPart Holonyms: midwayMeaning of "fair": join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Verb
Meaning: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothlySynonyms: fairHypernyms: bring together
joinMeaning of "fair": free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
Adjective
Meaning: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rulesExample: a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foulSynonyms: fair
justAntonyms: unfair
unjustSimilar: antimonopoly
antitrust
clean
fair-and-square
fair-minded
sporting
sportsmanlike
sportyAlso see: impartial
just
reasonable
sensibleMeaning of "fair": in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Adverb
Meaning: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheatingExample: they played fairlySynonyms: clean
fair
fairlyAntonyms: below the belt
unfairlyMeaning of "fair": gathering of producers to promote business
Noun
Meaning: gathering of producers to promote businessExample: world fair
trade fair
book fairSynonyms: fairHyponyms: book fair
bookfairHypernyms: assemblage
gatheringMeaning of "fair": not excessive or extreme
Adjective
Meaning: not excessive or extremeExample: a fairish income
reasonable pricesSynonyms: fair
fairish
reasonableSimilar: moderateMeaning of "fair": without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
Adverb
Meaning: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded mannerExample: deal fairly with one anotherSynonyms: evenhandedly
fair
fairlyMeaning of "fair": a competitive exhibition of farm products
Noun
Meaning: a competitive exhibition of farm productsExample: she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fairSynonyms: fairHypernyms: exhibition
expo
expositionMeaning of "fair": very pleasing to the eye
Adjective
Meaning: very pleasing to the eyeExample: my bonny lass
there's a bonny bay beyond
a comely face
young fair maidensSynonyms: bonnie
bonny
comely
fair
sightlySimilar: beautifulMeaning of "fair": a sale of miscellany; often for charity
Noun
Meaning: a sale of miscellany; often for charityExample: the church bazaarSynonyms: bazaar
fairHyponyms: book fair
bookfair
craft fairHypernyms: cut-rate sale
sale
sales eventMeaning of "fair": (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
Adjective
Meaning: (of a baseball) hit between the foul linesExample: he hit a fair ball over the third base bagSynonyms: fairAntonyms: foulSimilar: in-boundsMeaning of "fair": lacking exceptional quality or ability
Adjective
Meaning: lacking exceptional quality or abilityExample: a novel of average merit
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 bestSynonyms: average
fair
mediocre
middlingSimilar: ordinaryMeaning of "fair": attractively feminine
Adjective
Meaning: attractively feminineExample: the fair sexSynonyms: fairSimilar: feminineMeaning of "fair": (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Adjective
Meaning: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or correctionsExample: fair copy
a clean manuscriptSynonyms: clean
fairSimilar: legibleMeaning of "fair": gained or earned without cheating or stealing
Adjective
Meaning: gained or earned without cheating or stealingExample: an honest wage
an fair pennySynonyms: fair
honestSimilar: equitable
justMeaning of "fair": free of clouds or rain
Adjective
Meaning: free of clouds or rainExample: today will be fair and warmSynonyms: fairSimilar: clearMeaning of "fair": (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
Adjective
Meaning: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-coloredExample: a fair complexionSynonyms: fair
fairishSimilar: blond
blonde
light-hairedAdjective: (literary or archaic) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. Monday's child is fair of face. There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid. 1917, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008: "It was a purely scientific research party sent out by my father's father, the Jeddak of Helium, to rechart the air currents, and to take atmospheric density tests," replied the fair prisoner, in a low, well-modulated voice. 2010, Stephan Grundy, Beowulf, Fiction, iUniverse, ISBN 9781440156977, page 33: And yet he was also, though many generations separated them, distant cousin to the shining eoten-main Geard, whom the god Frea Ing had seen from afar and wedded; and to Scatha, the fair daughter of the old thurse Theasa, who had claimed a husband from among the gods as weregild for her father's slaying: often, it was said, the ugliest eotens would sire the fairest maids.1917, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008: "It was a purely scientific research party sent out by my father's father, the Jeddak of Helium, to rechart the air currents, and to take atmospheric density tests," replied the fair prisoner, in a low, well-modulated voice.2010, Stephan Grundy, Beowulf, Fiction, iUniverse, ISBN 9781440156977, page 33: And yet he was also, though many generations separated them, distant cousin to the shining eoten-main Geard, whom the god Frea Ing had seen from afar and wedded; and to Scatha, the fair daughter of the old thurse Theasa, who had claimed a husband from among the gods as weregild for her father's slaying: often, it was said, the ugliest eotens would sire the fairest maids.Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent. one's fair name After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher. Book of Common Prayer a fair white linen clothBook of Common Prayer a fair white linen clothLight in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair. She had fair hair and blue eyes. 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, page 200 the northern people large and fair-complexioned 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, page 200 the northern people large and fair-complexioned1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.Just, equitable. He must be given a fair trial. 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”Adequate, reasonable, or decent. The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment. 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 3, Mr. Pratt's Patients: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 3, Mr. Pratt's Patients: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.(nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc. a fair sky; a fair day Matthew Prior (1664-1721) You wish fair winds may waft him over.Matthew Prior (1664-1721) You wish fair winds may waft him over.Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc. a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view Sir Walter Raleigh (ca.1554-1618) The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.Sir Walter Raleigh (ca.1554-1618) The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.(shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.(baseball) Between the baselines.Synonyms:
civil, sincere, unbiased, lawful, proper, principled, generous, decent, objective, honorable, good, reasonable, straightforward, impartial, candid, legitimate, equitable, equal, honest, trustworthy, clean, courteous, square, just, open, frank, straight, upright, moderate, nonpartisan, aboveboard, benevolent, blameless, disinterested, dispassionate, even-handed, on the level, pious, praiseworthy, respectable, righteous, scrupulous, temperate, virtuous, uncorrupted, on up-and-up, uncolored, neutral, pale, pearly, light, faded, argent, blond, blanched, white, sallow, blonde, chalky, colorless, creamy, milky, pallid, snowy, fair-haired, bleached, fair-skinned, flaxen-haired, pale-faced, silvery, tow-haired, tow-headed, whitish, decent, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, medium, okay, average, middling, commonplace, common, intermediate, ordinary, moderate, mean, all right, indifferent, passable, respectable, so-so, tolerable, usual, fairish, not bad, pretty good, up to standard, attractive, dainty, lovely, charming, enchanting, bonny, chaste, comely, delicate, exquisite, good-looking, handsome, pretty, pure, beauteous, pulchritudinous, clear, favorable, calm, dry, fine, clarion, balmy, clement, mild, placid, pleasant, pretty, sunny, tranquil, rainless, unclouded, smiling, sunshiny, undarkened, unthreatening, exhibit, pageant, show, festival, gala, bazaar, display, market, celebration, observance, fete, exhibition, spectacle, occasion, expo, centennial,
Antonyms:
impolite, unkind, dishonest, untrustworthy, biased, subjective, illegal, illegitimate, unlawful, unsuitable, intolerable, unfair, unreliable, deceitful, unjust, lying, disproportionate, repulsive, cloudy, stormy, rude, tricky, prejudiced, misbehaving, mean, partial, unvirtuous, unreasonable, devious, unequitable, decided, dark, ugly, inclement, rainy, biased, unfair, unjust, repulsive, cloudy, stormy, colorful, black, dark, darkened, brunette, colored, partial, prejudiced, unreasonable, ugly, inclement, rainy, unsuitable, insufficient, intolerable, inadequate, abnormal, extraordinary, unusual, infrequent, biased, unfair, unjust, repulsive, cloudy, stormy, unfit, extreme, exceptional, rare, uncommon, noble, partial, prejudiced, unreasonable, dark, ugly, inclement, rainy, repulsive, biased, unfair, unjust, cloudy, stormy, repellent, partial, prejudiced, unreasonable, dark, ugly, inclement, rainy, biased, unfair, unjust, repulsive, cloudy, stormy, partial, prejudiced, unreasonable, dark, ugly, inclement, rainy, concealment, hiding,
