fair
1. a traveling show;
having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
carnival, funfair
• Hypernyms:
show
• Part Meronyms:
midway
2. gathering of producers to promote business
- world fair
- trade fair
- book fair
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
book fair, bookfair
3. a competitive exhibition of farm products
- she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair
• Hypernyms:
exhibition, exposition, expo
4. a sale of miscellany;
often for charity
- the church bazaar
• Syn:
bazaar
• Hypernyms:
sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
• Hyponyms:
book fair, bookfair, craft fair
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
join, bring together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception;
conforming with established standards or rules (Freq. 10)
- a fair referee
- fair deal
- on a fair footing
- a fair fight
- by fair means or foul
• Syn:
just
• Ant:
unfair
• Similar to:
antimonopoly, antitrust, clean, sporting, sporty,
sportsmanlike, fair-minded, fair-and-square
• See Also:
impartial, just, reasonable, sensible
• Derivationally related forms:
justness (for: just), fairness
• Attrubites:
fairness, equity
2. not excessive or extreme (Freq. 2)
- a fairish income
- reasonable prices
• Syn:
fairish, reasonable
• Similar to:
moderate
• Derivationally related forms:
reasonableness (for: reasonable), fairness
3. very pleasing to the eye (Freq. 1)
- my bonny lass
- there's a bonny bay beyond
- a comely face
- young fair maidens
• Syn:
bonny, bonnie, comely, sightly
• Similar to:
beautiful
• Derivationally related forms:
fairness, comeliness (for: comely)
4. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- he hit a fair ball over the third base bag
• Ant:
foul
• Similar to:
in-bounds
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
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
• Syn:
average, mediocre, middling
• Similar to:
ordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
mediocrity (for: mediocre), averageness (for: average)
6. attractively feminine
- the fair sex
• Similar to:
feminine
• Derivationally related forms:
fairness
7. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- fair copy
- a clean manuscript
• Syn:
clean
• Similar to:
legible
8. gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- an honest wage
- an fair penny
• Syn:
honest
• Similar to:
equitable, just
9. free of clouds or rain
- today will be fair and warm
• Similar to:
clear
10. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- a fair complexion
• Syn:
fairish
• Similar to:
blond, blonde, light-haired
• Derivationally related forms:
fairness
1. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- they played fairly
• Syn:
fairly, clean
• Ant:
unfairly (for: fairly)
• Derived from adjective:
fair (for: fairly)
2. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- deal fairly with one another
• Syn:
fairly, evenhandedly
• Derived from adjective:
fair (for: fairly)
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