What does Fair mean?
Definitions for Fair
fɛərfair
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Fair.
Princeton's WordNet
carnival, fair, funfairnoun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
fairnoun
gathering of producers to promote business
"world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
fairnoun
a competitive exhibition of farm products
"she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
bazaar, fairadjective
a sale of miscellany; often for charity
"the church bazaar"
fair, justadjective
free from favoritism 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"
fair, fairish, reasonableadjective
not excessive or extreme
"a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightlyadjective
very pleasing to the eye
"my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
fairadjective
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
"he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
"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"
fair(a)adjective
attractively feminine
"the fair sex"
clean, fairadjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
honest, fairadjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
fairadjective
free of clouds or rain
"today will be fair and warm"
fair, fairishverb
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
"a fair complexion";
fairadverb
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
fairly, fair, cleanadverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
fairly, fair, evenhandedlyadverb
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
"deal fairly with one another"
GCIDE
Fairnoun
an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FAIRadjective
Etymology: fæger, Saxon; faur, Danish.
Thou art a fair woman to look upon. Gen. xii. 11.
My decay’d fair,
A sunny look of his will soon repair. William Shakespeare, Comed. of Err.I never yet saw man,
But she would spell him backward; if fair fac’d,
She’d swear the gentleman should be her sister;
If black, why, nature, drawing of an antick,
Made a foul blot. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.Let us look upon men in several climates: the Ethiopians are black, flat-nosed, and crisp-haired: the Moors tawny; the Northern people large, and fair complexioned. Matthew Hale.
Carry him gently to my fairest chamber,
And hang it round with all my wanton pictures. William Shakespeare.Thus was he fair in his greatness, and in the length of his branches. Ezek. xxxi. 7.
A standard of a damask-rose, with the root on, was set in a chamber where no fire was, upright in an earthen pan, full of fair water, half a foot under the water. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
Even fair water, falling upon white paper or linnen, will immediately alter the colour of them, and make it sadder than that of the unwetted parts. Robert Boyle, on Colours.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair;
Hover through the fog and filthy air. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Fair weather cometh out of the earth. Job xxxvii. 22.
About three of the clock in the afternoon the weather was very fair and very warm. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
In vain you tell your parting lover,
You wish fair winds may waft him over. Matthew Prior.Yourself, renowned prince, stood as fair
As any comer I have look’d on yet,
For my affection. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.The Caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged, until they fell out. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
O pity and shame! that they who to live well
Enter’d so fair, should turn aside to tread
Paths indirect, or in the midway faint. John Milton, Paradise Lost.The king did so much desire a peace, that no man need advise him to it, or could divert him from it, if fair and honourable conditions of peace were offered to him. Edward Hyde.
After all these conquests he passed the rest of his age in his own native country, and died a fair and natural death. William Temple.
Virtuous and vicious ev’ry man must be,
Few in th’ extreme, but all in the degree;
The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise,
And ev’n the best, by fits, what they despise. Alexander Pope.For still, methought, she sung not far away;
At last I found her on a laurel-spray:
Close by my side she sat, and fair in sight,
Full in a line, against her opposite. Dryden.All the lords came in, and, being by fair means wrought thereunto, acknowledged king Henry. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
For to reduce her by main force,
Is now in vain; by fair means, worse. Hudibras, p. iii.Not only do’st degrade them, or remit
To life obscur’d, which were a fair dismission;
But throw’st them lower than thou did’st exalt them high. John Milton, Agonistes.Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear
Things that do sound so fair? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.When fair words and good counsel will not prevail upon us, we must be frighted into our duty. Roger L'Estrange.
His doom is fair,
That dust I am, and shall to dust return. John Milton, Parad. Lost.Hereby, upon the edge of yonder coppice,
A stand where you may make the fairest shoot. William Shakespeare.Fairadverb
Etymology: from the adjective.
He who fair and softly goes steadily forward, in a course that points right, will sooner be at his journey’s end than he that runs after every one, though he gallop. John Locke.
Well, you must now speak sir John Falstaff fair. William Shakespeare.
One of the company spoke him fair, and would have stopt his mouth with a crust. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 21.
In this plain fable you th’ effect may see
Of negligence, and fond credulity;
And learn besides of flatt’rers to beware,
Then most pernicious when they speak too fair. Dryden.His promise Palamon accepts; but pray’d
To keep it better than the first he made:
Thus fair they parted ’till the morrow’s dawn;
For each had laid his plighted faith to pawn. Dryden.Kalib ascend, my fair spoke servant rise,
And sooth my heart with pleasing prophecies. John Dryden, In. Emp.This promised fair at first. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
O, princely Buckingham', I’ll kiss thy hand,
In sign of league and amity with thee.
Now fair befal thee and thy noble house!
Thy garments are not spotted with our blood. William Shakespeare, R. III.There are other nice, though inferior cases, in which a man must guard, if he intends to keep fair with the world, and turn the penny. Jeremy Collier, of Popularity.
Fairnoun
Of sleep forsaken, to relieve his care,
He sought the conversation of the fair. John Dryden, Fables.Gentlemen who do not design to marry, yet pay their devoirs to one particular fair. Spectator, №. 288.
I am not much for that present; we’ll settle it between ourselves: fair and square, Nic, keeps friends together. Arbuthnot.
Fairnoun
An annual or stated meeting of buyers and sellers; a time of traffick more frequented than a market. The privilege of holding fairs in England is granted by the king.
Etymology: foire, French; feriæ, or forum, Latin.
With silver, iron, tin and lead they traded in thy fairs. Ezek. xxvii. 12.
His corn, his cattle, were his only care,
And his supreme delight a country fair. Dryden.The ancient Nundinæ, or fairs of Rome, were kept every ninth day: afterwards the same privileges were granted to the country markets, which were at first under the power of the consuls. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
Wikipedia
Fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre), also known as a funfair, is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
ChatGPT
FAIR
FAIR is an acronym that stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. It is a set of principles and guidelines developed to ensure that scientific data and research outputs are effectively managed, shared, and utilized. FAIR principles aim to enhance the discoverability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of data and resources, ultimately promoting open science and enabling the efficient exchange and integration of knowledge across different domains and disciplines.
Webster Dictionary
Fair
free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure
Fair
pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful
Fair
without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin
Fair
not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day
Fair
free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view
Fair
without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines
Fair
characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement
Fair
pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc
Fair
distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting
Fair
free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen
Fairadverb
clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably
Fairnoun
fairness, beauty
Fairnoun
a fair woman; a sweetheart
Fairnoun
good fortune; good luck
Fairverb
to make fair or beautiful
Fairverb
to make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines
Fairnoun
a gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade
Fairnoun
a festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair
Fairnoun
a competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair
Etymology: [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]
Wikidata
Fair
A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may last as long as ten weeks. Activities at fairs vary widely. Some trade fairs are important regular business events either where products are traded between businesspeople, as at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where publishers sell book rights in other markets to other publishers, or where products are showcased to consumers, as for example in agricultural districts where they present opportunities to display and demonstrate the latest machinery on the market to farmers. Fairs are also known by many different names around the world, such as agricultural show, fête, county fair, exhibition or state fair, festival, market and show. Flea markets and auto shows are sometimes incorporated into a fair.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fair
fār, adj. bright: clear: free from blemish: pure: pleasing to the eye: beautiful: free from a dark hue: of a light shade: free from clouds or rain: favourable: unobstructed: open: prosperous: frank: impartial: just: pleasing: plausible: hopeful: moderate: pretty good.—n. that which is fair: (arch.) a woman.—v.t. to make fair.—v.i. to clear up, as the weather from rain.—adv. kindly, honestly, clearly: straight: (Shak.) favourably.—adjs. Fair′-and-square, honest—also used adverbially; Fair′-bod′ing (Shak.), auspicious.—n. Fair′-cop′y, the state of a document copied after final correction.—adjs. Fair′-faced, with a light complexion: beautiful: specious; Fair′-haired, having fair or light-coloured hair; Fair′-hand, having a fair appearance; Fair′ish, somewhat fair: pretty well, pretty drunk.—adv. Fair′ly.—adj. Fair′-mind′ed, judging fairly.—ns. Fair′ness; Fair′-play, honest dealing: justice.—adjs. Fair′-seem′ing, appearing fair; Fair′-spok′en, bland and civil in language and address.—ns. Fair′-trade, free-trade: a euphemism for smuggling: a mild form of the protective system, in which the basis of economic policy is supposed to be reciprocity or free-trade only with such nations as grant similar privileges—also used adverbially; Fair′-way, the part of a river, roadstead, &c. by which vessels enter or leave.—adj. Fair′-weath′er, suitable only for fair weather or favourable circumstances.—Be in a fair way to, to be likely to succeed in; Keep fair with, to keep on amiable terms with; Stand fair with, to be in the good graces of.—The fair, The fair sex, the female sex. [A.S. fæger.]
Fair
fār, n. a great periodical market for one kind of merchandise, or for the general sales and purchases of a district: a collection of miscellaneous goods for sale on behoof of charity at a bazaar, &c.—n. Fair′ing, a present given at a fair, any complimentary gift.—A day after the fair, too late; Get one's fairing (Scot.), to get one's deserts. [O. Fr. feire—L. feria, holiday.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fair
A general term for the wind when favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to contrary or foul; fair is more comprehensive than large, since it includes about 16 points, whereas large is confined to the beam or quarter, that is, to a wind which crosses the keel at right angles, or obliquely from the stern, but never to one right astern. (See LARGE and SCANT.)--Fair, in ship-building, denotes the evenness or regularity of a curve or line.--To fair, means to clip the timbers fair.
Editors Contribution
fair
The truth that all human beings including all members of all forms of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government and diplomats are equal and accountable to the legislation of official unity governments.
The member of unity government is fair to ensure that all people are included in the governmental policy as equal citizens and the legislation is verified to ensure compliance with human rights legislation.
Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020
fair
To apply a rule or principle equally to ensure a just creation or output.
The output changed when they assessed and created more order and structure within the business.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
fair
To ensure equality and inclusion for every human being.
The director of the national unity government is so fair to every person.
Submitted by MaryC on June 5, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FAIR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fair is ranked #1942 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fair surname appeared 18,609 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Fair.
64.9% or 12,094 total occurrences were White.
29.2% or 5,441 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 476 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.2% or 411 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.5% or 108 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 78 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fair' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1402
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fair' in Written Corpus Frequency: #639
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fair' in Adjectives Frequency: #141
Anagrams for Fair »
raif
fiar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fair in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Fair in a Sentence
The next FBI director must be strong and independent and will receive a fair hearing in the Judiciary Committee.
We're not perfect but we have done good work these last four years and we should be able to continue together to build a Canada that is more fair, open and productive.
I think most people have this idea that homicides and assaults are the result of robberies gone bad, and there is a fair amount of that. But actually, a lot of the violence we're seeing during the spike…and that was there before the spike, as well, is really conflicts that develop between individuals.
People do a fair amount of eating while at work, so availability is an issue.
I do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones, and there's a very good reason for that. That is that, if you do, you drag them into things that, really, is, in a way that is not fair on them.
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Translations for Fair
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- مَشْرُوع, حَقَّانِيّ, مُبَاح, مُسَوَّغ, مُقْسِط, أَشْقَر, عَدْل, مُحِقّ, مَأْذُون, مُنْصِف, مَقْبُول, نَزْه, عادِل, مُصِيب, مُشْتَرَع, مُصَرَّحٌ, نَزِيه, مُجَاز, مُشَرَّعArabic
- ғәҙел, йәрминкәBashkir
- попътен, неопетнен, справедлив, значителен, хубав, невинен, красив, рус, задоволителен, панаир, базар, подравнявамBulgarian
- just, bell, equitatiuCatalan, Valencian
- férCzech
- tegWelsh
- lys, blond, smuk, retfærdig, rimelig, markedDanish
- hell, fair, gerecht, wunderbar, anständig, schön, hellhäutig, blond, Kirchtag, Messe, Kirmes, Ausstellung, Markt, Kirchweih, JahrmarktGerman
- δίκαιοςGreek
- justa, blonda, foiroEsperanto
- justo, viento de popa, bello, pastel, inocente, equitativo, razonable, feria, feria de muestrasSpanish
- روشن, مکارهPersian
- viehkeä, tasapuolinen, puhdas, kelvollinen, vaalea, oikeudenmukainen, myötäinen, puolueeton, kohtuullinen, kaunis, reilu, kohtalainen, irti, rehellinen, näyttely, markkina, messu, rihdata, tasoittaa, virtaviivaistaa, kohdistaaFinnish
- juste, beau, joli, belle, équitable, foire, marchéFrench
- réasúnta, fionnIrish
- fionn, cothromach, sgèimheach, maiseach, bòidheach, bàn, féillScottish Gaelic
- feiraGalician
- בהיר, פייר, הוגן, יפה, צודק, בהירהHebrew
- निष्पक्षHindi
- szép, igazságos, korrekt, szőke, fehér, vásárHungarian
- արդարArmenian
- fagurIcelandic
- giusta, discreto, bello, equo, equa, giusto, discreta, bella, mercato, fieraItalian
- הוגןHebrew
- 色白, 公正, フェアの, 相当, 美しい, 公平, 博覧会, 市, フェア, フェアーJapanese
- укмуштай, ярмарка, жармаңкеKyrgyz
- feriaLatin
- kakahoMāori
- मेळाMarathi
- adilMalay
- doenbaar, correct, mooi, eerlijk, rechtschapen, bevallig, rechtvaardig, redelijk, schappelijk, bleek, blank, kermis, beurs, braderie, jaarmarkt, uitlijnen, effenenDutch
- sprawiedliwy, targiPolish
- claro, equilibrado, belo, adequado, formoso, honesto, justo, decente, bonito, feiraPortuguese
- cler, clarRomansh
- прекрасный, справедливый, приемлемый, светлый, че́стный, правомерный, сносный, красивый, ярмарка, базар, выставка, рынок, феерияRussian
- vášar, ва́шар, са́јам, sájamSerbo-Croatian
- rimlig, skälig, blond, ljuslagd, rättvis, fagerSwedish
- beyaz tenli, doğru, insaflı, âdil, hakkaniyetli, güzel, kayda değer, açık, âdilâne, fuar, festivalTurkish
- hội chợVietnamese
- kermetVolapük
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