fair

Adjective
  1. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception;
    Conforming with established standards or rules (synset 300959321)
    "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
    also:
    • just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
    • impartial - showing lack of favoritism
    • reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment
    tells us about: equity, fairness - conformity with rules or standards
    similar to:
    same as: just
  2. Not excessive or extreme (synset 301536380)
    "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
    similar to: moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
    same as: fairish, reasonable
  3. Very pleasing to the eye (synset 300220032)
    "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
    similar to: beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
    same as: bonnie, bonny, comely, sightly
  4. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines (synset 300958816)
    "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    similar to: in-bounds - between the first and third base lines
  5. Lacking exceptional quality or ability (synset 301677616)
    "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"
    similar to: ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
    same as: average, mediocre, middling
  6. Attractively feminine (synset 301487649)
    "the fair sex"
    similar to: feminine - associated with women and not with men
  7. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections (synset 301407924)
    "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
    similar to: legible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered
    same as: clean
  8. Gained or earned without cheating or stealing (synset 300961664)
    "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
    similar to: equitable, just - fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
    same as: honest
  9. Free of clouds or rain (synset 300463124)
    "today will be fair and warm"
    similar to: clear - free from clouds or mist or haze
  10. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored (synset 300244911)
    "a fair complexion"
    similar to: blond, blonde, light-haired - being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
    same as: fairish
Noun
  1. A traveling show;
    Having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. (synset 100520389)
    is a type of: show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    has: midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
    same as: carnival, funfair
  2. Gathering of producers to promote business (synset 108425514)
    "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
    is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
    subtypes: book fair, bookfair - fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
  3. A competitive exhibition of farm products (synset 108425224)
    "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
    is a type of: exhibition, expo, exposition - a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
  4. A sale of miscellany;
    Often for charity (synset 101120503)
    "the church bazaar"
    is a type of: cut-rate sale, sale, sales event - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
    subtypes:
    • book fair, bookfair - bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
    • craft fair - a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale
    same as: bazaar
Adverb
  1. In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating (synset 400286521)
    "they played fairly"
    same as: clean, fairly
  2. Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner (synset 400107446)
    "deal fairly with one another"
    same as: evenhandedly, fairly
Verb
  1. Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly (synset 201297381)
    is a type of: join - cause to become joined or linked

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