| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | feh'r |
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| Rhymes | affair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception. Or conforming with established standards or rules. |
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| Examples | "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| Synonyms | just |
| Attribute of | fairness, equity |
| Similar | antimonopoly, antitrust; clean, sporting, sportsmanlike; fair-minded; fair-and-square |
| See also | just; impartial, fair; reasonable, sensible |
| Contrary | unfair, unjust |
| Adverbs | fairly; fairly |
| Meaning | Showing lack of favoritism. |
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| Synonyms | impartial |
| Similar | disinterested; dispassionate, cold-eyed; indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed; indifferent |
| See also | fair, just |
| Contrary | partial, unfair |
| Meaning | More than adequate in quality. |
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| Examples | "fair work" |
| Similar to | respectable |
| Meaning | Not excessive or extreme. |
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| Examples | "a fairish income" |
| Synonyms | fairish, reasonable |
| Similar to | moderate |
| Meaning | Visually appealing. |
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| Examples | "our fair city" |
| Synonyms | sightly |
| Similar to | beautiful |
| Meaning | Very pleasing to the eye. |
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| Examples | "young fair maidens" |
| Synonyms | bonny, bonnie, comely |
| Similar to | beautiful |
| Meaning | (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines. |
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| Examples | "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
| Similar | in-bounds |
| Contrary | foul |
| Meaning | Of no exceptional quality or ability. |
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| Examples | "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health" |
| Synonyms | average, mediocre, middling |
| Similar to | ordinary |
| Meaning | Attractively feminine. |
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| Examples | "the fair sex" |
| Similar to | feminine |
| Meaning | (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. |
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| Examples | "fair copy" |
| Synonyms | clean |
| Similar to | legible |
| Meaning | Free of clouds or rain. |
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| Examples | "today will be fair and warm" |
| Similar to | clear |
| Meaning | (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. |
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| Examples | "a fair complexion"; |
| Synonyms | fairish |
| Similar to | blond, blonde, light-haired |
| Meaning | A traveling show. Having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. |
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| Synonyms | carnival, funfair |
| Parts | midway |
| Broader | show |
| Meaning | Gathering of producers to promote business. |
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| Examples | "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" |
| Narrower | book fair, bookfair |
| Broader | gathering, assemblage |
| Meaning | A competitive exhibition of farm products. |
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| Examples | "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" |
| Broader | exhibition, exposition, expo |
| Meaning | A sale of miscellany. Often for charity. |
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| Synonyms | bazaar |
| Narrower | book fair, bookfair; craft fair |
| Broader | sale, cut-rate sale, sales event |
| Meaning | In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. |
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| Examples | "they played fairly" |
| Synonyms | fairly, clean |
| Contrary | unfairly, below the belt |
| Meaning | In a fair evenhanded manner. |
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| Examples | "deal fairly with one another" |
| Synonyms | fairly, without favoring one party, without favouring one party, evenhandedly |
| Meaning | Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | join, bring together |