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adjective
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.


noun
Fair  n.  
1.
Fairness, beauty. (Obs.)
2.
A fair woman; a sweetheart. "I have found out a gift for my fair."
3.
Good fortune; good luck. "Now fair befall thee!"
The fair, anything beautiful; women, collectively. "For slander's mark was ever yet the fair."


Fair  n.  
1.
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.
2.
A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.
3.
A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
4.
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. "Meet me in St. Louis, Louis Meet me at the fair Don't tell me the lights are shining Anyplace but there."
After the fair, Too late. (Colloq.)


adverb
Fair  adv.  Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
Fair and square, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. (Colloq.)
To bid fair. See under Bid.
To speak fair, to address with courtesy and frankness. (Archaic)


verb
Fair  v. t.  
1.
To make fair or beautiful. (Obs.) "Fairing the foul."
2.
(Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.





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"Fair" Quotes from Famous Books



... as gold-mining with a pen and a little fancy paper continues to be such a profitable industry, a lot of fellows who write a pretty fair hand won't see any good reason for swinging a pick. They'll simply pass the pick over to the fellow who invests, and start a new prospectus. While the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, they're something after all; but the walls ...
— Old Gorgon Graham - More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son • George Horace Lorimer
... isn't fair," Hayden continued to protest to the Unknown. "You have me at a disadvantage, and I am going to drop all courtesy and any pretense of good manners. Now, are you ready? Yes? Well then, who are you and ...
— The Silver Butterfly • Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
... different class, in the Arabian Nights, may be here cited in full from Sir R.F. Burton's translation of that delightful work, privately printed for the subscribers, and it will serve, moreover, as a fair specimen of the admirable manner in which that ripe scholar has represented in English the quaint style ...
— The Book of Noodles - Stories Of Simpletons; Or, Fools And Their Follies • W. A. Clouston
... impression was that I was dying, and Mr Bent insisting that he would not allow me to undertake the voyage, I begged that my men would return to the ship. As the coxswain was a steady fellow, and the wind was fair, I had no anxiety as to their finding their way. The boat, therefore, immediately sailed, and I was left alone at the missionary station. I have ever felt that it was providential my illness seized me when it did, for had I embarked, I do not believe, humanly speaking, that ...
— The Cruise of the Mary Rose - Here and There in the Pacific • William H. G. Kingston
... Culla, confiding in the strength of its walls and towers and in its difficult situation, being built on the summit of a lofty hill and surrounded by precipices, ventured to absent himself from his post. He was engaged to be married to a fair and noble lady of Baeza, and repaired to that city to celebrate his nuptials, escorted by a brilliant array of the best horsemen of his garrison. Apprised of his absence, the vigilant El Zagal suddenly appeared before Culla with a powerful force, stormed the town sword in hand, fought the Christians ...
— Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada • Washington Irving


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