English dictionary
fair
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- very pleasing to the eye
adjective
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
adjective
- free of clouds or rain
adjective
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
adjective
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
adjective
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
adjective
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
adjective
- attractively feminine
adjective
- not excessive or extreme
adjective
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
adverb
- without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
adverb
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
noun
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
noun
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
noun
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
noun
- gathering of producers to promote business
verb
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Example sentences
my bonny lass
there's a bonny bay beyond
a comely face
young fair maidens
a fair complexion
today will be fair and warm
he hit a fair ball over the third base bag
a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foul
an honest wage
a fair penny
fair copy
a clean manuscript
the fair sex
a fairish income
reasonable prices
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 best
deal fairly with one another
they played fairly
the church bazaar
she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair
world fair
trade fair
book fair