fair

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fair
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Meanings
adjective
  • treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination.
    E.g. the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members
  • (of hair or complexion) light; blonde.
    E.g. a pretty girl with long fair hair
  • considerable though not outstanding in size or amount.
    E.g. he did a fair bit of coaching
  • (of weather) fine and dry.
    E.g. a fair autumn day
  • beautiful.
    E.g. the fairest of her daughters
adverb
  • without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage.
    E.g. no one could say he played fair
  • to a high degree.
    E.g. she'll be fair delighted to see you
noun
  • a beautiful woman.
    E.g. pursuing his fair in a solitary street
verb
  • (of the weather) become fine.
    E.g. looks like it's fairing off some
noun
  • a gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment.
    E.g. I won a goldfish at the fair
  • a periodic gathering for the sale of goods.
verb
  • smooth the lines of (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) to reduce drag; streamline.
    E.g. we've sanded and faired the hull and have primed it for winter

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