fair meaning and definition

FAIR noun

Definition of fair (noun)

1. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
   • synonyms: carnival, funfair
2. gathering of producers to promote business
   • "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
3. a competitive exhibition of farm products
   • "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
4. a sale of miscellany; often for charity
   • "the church bazaar"
   • synonyms: bazaar

FAIR verb

Definition of fair (verb)

1. join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

FAIR adjective

Definition of fair (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: just
   • antonym: unfair
2. not excessive or extreme
   • "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
   • synonyms: fairish, reasonable
3. very pleasing to the eye
   • "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
   • synonyms: bonnie, bonny, comely, sightly
4. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
   • "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
   • antonym: foul
5. 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"
   • synonyms: average, mediocre, middling
6. attractively feminine
   • "the fair sex"
7. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
   • "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
   • synonyms: clean
8. gained or earned without cheating or stealing
   • "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
   • synonyms: honest
9. free of clouds or rain
   • "today will be fair and warm"
10. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
    • "a fair complexion";
    • synonyms: fairish

FAIR adverb

Definition of fair (adverb)

1. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
   • "they played fairly"
   • synonyms: clean, fairly
   • antonym: below the belt
2. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
   • "deal fairly with one another"
   • synonyms: evenhandedly, fairly