1fair1 (fɛə
)
Definitions
adjective
- free from discrimination, dishonesty, etc; just; impartial
- in conformity with rules or standards; legitimate ⇒
a fair fight
- (of the hair or complexion) light in colour
- beautiful or lovely to look at
- moderately or quite good ⇒
a fair piece of work
- unblemished; untainted
- (of the tide or wind) favourable to the passage of a vessel
- sunny, fine, or cloudless
- (prenominal) informal thorough; real ⇒
a fair battle to get to the counter
- pleasant or courteous
- apparently good or valuable, but really false ⇒
fair words
- open or unobstructed ⇒
a fair passage
- Australian (of handwriting) clear and legible
- See a fair crack of the whip
- See fair and square
- See fair do's
- See fair enough!
- See fair go!
- See fair to middling
adverb
- in a fair way; correctly ⇒
act fair, now!
- absolutely or squarely; quite ⇒
the question caught him fair off his guard
- dialect really or very ⇒
fair tired
verb
- (intr) dialect (of the weather) to become fine and mild
noun
- archaic a person or thing that is beautiful or valuable, esp a woman
Alternative Forms
ˈfairness nounWord Origin
Old English fæger ; related to Old Norse fagr , Old Saxon, Old High German fagar , Gothic fagrs suitableSynonyms
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unbiased,
impartial,
even-handed,
unprejudiced,
just,
clean,
square,
equal,
objective,
reasonable,
proper,
legitimate,
upright,
honourable,
honest,
equitable,
lawful,
trustworthy,
on the level,
disinterested,
dispassionate,
above board,
according to the rules
=
respectable,
middling,
average,
reasonable,
decent,
acceptable,
moderate,
adequate,
satisfactory,
not bad,
mediocre,
so-so,
tolerable,
passable,
O.K. or okay
all right,
=
light,
golden,
blonde,
blond,
yellowish,
fair-haired,
light-coloured,
flaxen-haired
towheaded,
tow-haired,
=
beautiful,
pretty,
attractive,
lovely,
handsome,
good-looking,
bonny,
comely,
beauteous,
well-favoured,
fit,
2fair2 (fɛə)
Definitions
noun
- a travelling entertainment with sideshows, rides, etc, esp one that visits places at the same time each year
- a gathering of producers of and dealers in a given class of products to facilitate business ⇒
a book fair
- an event including amusements and the sale of goods, esp for a charity; bazaar
- a regular assembly at a specific place for the sale of goods, esp livestock
Word Origin
C13: from Old French feire, from Late Latin fēria holiday, from Latin fēriae days of rest: related to festus festalSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations
- British English:
fair
If something is fair, it seems right because it is the same for everyone.It's not fair - he's got more than me!fɛə ADJECTIVE It's not fair - he's got more than me!
- Spanish:
justo
adj justa
- French:
juste
adj
- German:
gerecht
adj
- Chinese: 公平的 adj
- Arabic: عَادِل adj
- Portuguese: justo adj justa
- Russian: справедливый adj справедливая
- Croatian: razuman adj razumna
- Czech: spravedlivý adj
- Danish: rimelig adj
- Dutch: redelijk adj
- Finnish: kohtuullinen adj
- Greek: δίκαιος adj δίκαιη
- Italian: giusto adj giusta
- Japanese: 公正な no_posp
- Korean: 공평한 adj
- Norwegian: rimelig adj
- Polish: dostateczny adj dostateczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: justo adj justa
- European Spanish:
justo
adj justa
- Swedish: rättvis adj rättvist
- Thai: สมเหตุสมผล adj
- Turkish: adil adj
- Vietnamese: hợp lý adj
- British English:
fair
Fair hair is pale yellow in colour.fɛə ADJECTIVE
- Spanish:
rubio
adj rubia
- French:
clair
adj
- German:
hell
adj
- Chinese: 白皙的 adj
- Arabic: أَشْقَر adj
- Portuguese: claro adj clara
- Russian: светлый adj светлая
- Croatian: svijetao adj svijetla
- Czech: světlý adj
- Danish: lys adj
- Dutch: lichtgekleurd adj
- Finnish: vaalea adj
- Greek: ανοιχτόχρωμος adj ανοιχτόχρωμη
- Italian: chiaro adj chiara
- Japanese: 色白の no_posp
- Korean: 살결이 흰 adj
- Norwegian: lys adj
- Polish: jasny adj jasna
- Brazilian Portuguese: claro adj clara
- European Spanish:
rubio
adj rubia
- Swedish: blond adj blont
- Thai: สีอ่อน adj
- Turkish: açık renk adj
- Vietnamese: sáng màu adj
- British English:
fair
A fair is a place where you can play games to win prizes, and you can ride on special, big machines for fun.fɛə NOUN
- Spanish:
feria
nf
- French:
foire
nf
- German:
Jahrmarkt
nm Jahrmärkte
- Chinese: 展览会 n
- Arabic: مِهْرَجَان n
- Portuguese: feira nf
- Russian: ярмарка nf
- Croatian: sajam nm
- Czech: pouť nf
- Danish: marked nnt
- Dutch: markt n
- Finnish: markkinat npl
- Greek: πανηγύρι nnt
- Italian: fiera nf
- Japanese: 縁日 n
- Korean: 박람회 n
- Norwegian: marked nnt
- Polish: targ nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: feira nf
- European Spanish:
feria
nf
- Swedish: marknad nutr
- Thai: งานแสดงสินค้า n
- Turkish: fuar n
- Vietnamese: hội chợ n
Usage examples
The copse was a fair way back, separated from the road by a broad stretch of long brown grass.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Go to this section COUNTRY Exporting Quality The finest food fair in Italy is slowly being colonised by British producers.
Country Life (2004)There was an obligation to make migration into the EU as fair as possible.
Irish Times (2002)However, Mr McLeish conceded that Mr McLetchie had made'a fair point ' by saying lessons had to be learned.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I'm not too young -- other girls of fourteen go to the fair to see the jongleurs at night.
, THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)