Fair Definition

fâr
faired, fairest, fairing, fairs, fairer
adjective
fairest, fairer
Attractive; beautiful; lovely.
Webster's New World
Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
American Heritage
Light in color; blond.
Fair hair.
Webster's New World
Of light complexion.
Fair skin.
American Heritage
Unblemished; clean.
A fair name.
Webster's New World
adverb
In a fair manner.
Webster's New World
Straight; squarely.
Struck fair in the face.
Webster's New World
In or into the part of the field that is on or between the foul lines, including home plate.
Webster's New World
Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
Wiktionary
verb
faired, fairing, fairs
To become clear.
Webster's New World
To give a smooth or streamlined surface to.
Webster's New World

To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).

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To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.

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noun
fairs
Beauty.
Webster's New World
A woman.
Webster's New World
Something fair, or good.
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A gathering of people held at regular intervals for barter and sale of goods.
Webster's New World
An event consisting of a usually competitive exhibition of livestock, handicrafts, garden produce, etc. plus amusement facilities and educational displays.
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idiom
fair and square
  • Just and honest.
American Heritage
for fair
  • To the greatest or fullest extent possible:

    Our team was beaten for fair in that tournament.

American Heritage
no fair
  • Something contrary to the rules:

    That was no fair.

American Heritage
fair and square
  • with justice and honesty
Webster's New World
fair to middling
  • moderately good; passable
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fair

Noun

Singular:
fair
Plural:
fairs

Adjective

Base Form:
fair
Comparative:
fairer
Superlative:
fairest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fair

Origin of Fair

  • From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer (“fair, lovely, beautiful; pleasant, agreeable; attractive”), from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (“fair”), Danish feir, faver, fager (“fair, pretty”), Norwegian fager (“fair, pretty”), Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English faire from Old French feire from Late Latin fēria sing. of Latin fēriae holidays dhēs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English fæger lovely, pleasant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French feire, from Latin fēriae.

    From Wiktionary

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