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Fair sex   /fɛr sɛks/   Listen
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Fair  adj.  (compar. fairer; superl. fairest)  
1.
Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. "A fair white linen cloth."
2.
Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. "Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made."
3.
Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin. "The northern people large and fair-complexioned."
4.
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. "You wish fair winds may waft him over."
5.
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. "The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged."
6.
(Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
7.
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. "I would call it fair play."
8.
Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; said of words, promises, etc. "When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty."
9.
Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
10.
Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen. "The news is very fair and good, my lord."
Fair ball. (Baseball)
(a)
A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman.
(b)
A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; called also a fair hit.
Fair maid. (Zool.)
(a)
The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried.
(b)
The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). (Virginia)
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty,
Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice.
From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. (Colloq.)
The fair sex, the female sex.
Synonyms: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest; equitable; impartial; reasonable. See Candid.





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"Fair sex" Quotes from Famous Books



... nothing of ladies! As the committee desired to be present themselves, nine-tenths of the applications for admission had to be refused, as is usual on these occasions. The committee agreed among themselves to exclude the fair sex altogether as the only way of disposing of their womankind, who were making speeches as long as Mr. Gladstone's. Each committeeman told his sisters, female cousins, and aunts, that the other committeemen had insisted on divesting the function of all grace; and what could a man do when ...
— The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes • Israel Zangwill
... of the penalties of war," replied the general, "that we are doomed to see little of the fair sex, and must be content with an occasional sip of their society. Should we winter near here, as now seems possible, I trust you will honour Mrs. Washington and myself with your company at headquarters. And one word ...
— Janice Meredith • Paul Leicester Ford
... beautiful fancy dresses, parade round in flower and ribbon bedecked carriages. A prize is generally given to the best decorated conveyance, and to the best fancy costume, which causes a lot of competition and jealousy amongst the fair sex. ...
— Argentina From A British Point Of View • Various
... and may be utilized as occasion requires. I pass over such rudimentary formulas as "Ed, shake hands with Jim Taylor," or, "Boys, this is Pete, the new hand; Pete, get hold of the end of that cant-hook." In fact, we are speaking only of polite society as graced by the fair sex, the only kind that ...
— The Hohenzollerns in America - With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and other impossibilities • Stephen Leacock
... fortunate had they been in all the matrimonial embassies to which they had been attached, that they acquired the name of 'the wife-catchers,' amongst the young fellows of our family. Something of the favour they enjoyed in the eyes of the fair sex should, perhaps, be attributed to the fact, that all the Duffys were fine strapping fellows, with legs that seemed made for setting off topped boots to the ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 7, 1841 • Various


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