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Adjective: fair (fairer,fairest) fehr- Free from favouritism 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" - just - Not excessive or extreme
- fairish, reasonable - Very pleasing to the eye
"young fair maidens" - bonny, bonnie, comely, sightly - (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
"he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" - Lacking exceptional quality or ability
"only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health" - average, mediocre, middling - Attractively feminine
"the fair sex" - (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy" - clean - Gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an fair penny" - honest - Free of clouds or rain
"today will be fair and warm" - (used of hair or skin) pale or light-coloured
"a fair complexion" - fairish Noun: fair fehr- A travelling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- carnival, funfair [Brit], carny [N. Amer] - Gathering of producers to promote business
"world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" - A competitive exhibition of farm products
"she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" - A sale of miscellany; often for charity
- bazaar Verb: fair fehr- Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Adverb: fair fehr- In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- fairly, clean - Without favouring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- fairly, evenhandedly
Sounds like: fare Derived forms: fairs, fairing, fairest, fairer, faired See also: antimonopoly, antitrust [N. Amer], beautiful, blond, blonde, clean, clear, equitable, equity, fair-and-square, fair-minded, fairness, feminine, impartial, in-bounds, just, legible, light-haired, moderate, ordinary, reasonable, sensible, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty Type of: assemblage, bring together, cut-rate sale, exhibition, expo, exposition, gathering, join, sale, sales event, show Antonym: foul, unfair Encyclopedia: Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory Licensing Fair, Brown and Trembling Fair Fair, then Partly Piggy Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory Fair, Reasonable and Non Discriminatory terms |