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fair definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fair Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fair Entailment of verb fair Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fair 1 sense of fair Sense 1 fair => join bring together Familiarity of verb fair fair used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fair Sense 1 fair => join bring together -------------- Grep of noun fair affair book fair bookfair craft fair fair fair-maids-of-france fair-mindedness fair ball fair catch fair copy fair deal fair game fair hearing fair use fair weather fairbanks fairground fairlead fairness fairness commission fairway fairway crested wheat grass fairy fairy-ring mushroom fairy-slipper fairy armadillo fairy bell fairy bluebird fairy circle fairy cup fairy lantern fairy ring fairy shrimp fairy story fairy swallow fairyland fairytale funfair gala affair love affair social affair vanity fair Overview of noun fair The noun fair has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) carnival, fair, funfair -- (a traveling show having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.) 2. fair -- (gathering of producers to promote business: "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair") 3. fair -- (a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair") 4. bazaar, fair -- (a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar") Overview of verb fair The verb fair has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fair -- (join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly) Overview of adj fair The adj fair has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (10) fair, just -- (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules "a fair referee; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul") 2. (6) impartial, fair -- (showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge") 3. (2) fair -- (more than adequate in quality; "fair work") 4. (2) fair, fairish, reasonable -- (not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices") 5. (1) fair, sightly -- (visually appealing; "our fair city") 6. (1) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair -- (very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens") 7. fair -- ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag") 8. average, fair, mediocre, middling -- (of no 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") 9. fair -- (attractively feminine (especially in the phrase "the fair sex")) 10. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 11. fair -- (free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm") 12. fair, fairish -- ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";) Overview of adv fair The adv fair has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fairly, fair, clean -- (in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly") 2. fairly, fair, without favoring one party, evenhandedly -- (in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another") Antonyms of adj fair 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just unfair (vs. fair), unjust => cheating(postnominal), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike => raw Sense 2 impartial (vs. partial), fair Sense 3 fair INDIRECT (VIA respectable) -> unrespectable Sense 4 fair, fairish, reasonable INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate Sense 5 fair, sightly INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly Sense 6 bonny, bonnie, comely, fair INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly Sense 7 fair (vs. foul) foul (vs. fair) => out-of-bounds Sense 8 average, fair, mediocre, middling INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary Sense 9 fair(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA feminine) -> masculine Sense 10 clean, fair INDIRECT (VIA legible) -> illegible Sense 11 fair INDIRECT (VIA clear) -> cloudy Sense 12 fair, fairish INDIRECT (VIA blond) -> brunet, brunette Similarity of adj fair 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just => antimonopoly, antitrust => clean, sporting, sportsmanlike => fair-minded => fair-and-square Also See-> impartial#1, fair#2; just#1; reasonable#1, sensible#1 Sense 2 impartial (vs. partial), fair => disinterested => dispassionate => indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed => indifferent Also See-> fair#1, just#3 Sense 3 fair => respectable (vs. unrespectable) Sense 4 fair, fairish, reasonable => moderate (vs. immoderate) Sense 5 fair, sightly => beautiful (vs. ugly) Sense 6 bonny, bonnie, comely, fair => beautiful (vs. ugly) Sense 7 fair (vs. foul) => in-bounds Sense 8 average, fair, mediocre, middling => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) Sense 9 fair(postnominal) => feminine (vs. masculine) Sense 10 clean, fair => legible (vs. illegible) Sense 11 fair => clear (vs. cloudy) Sense 12 fair, fairish => blond (vs. brunet), blonde, light-haired Attributes of adj fair 1 of 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just => fairness, equity Familiarity of adj fair fair used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 12) Grep of adj fair fair fair-and-square fair-haired fair-minded fair to middling fairish fairy unfair Overview of noun fair The noun fair has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) carnival, fair, funfair -- (a traveling show having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.) 2. fair -- (gathering of producers to promote business: "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair") 3. fair -- (a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair") 4. bazaar, fair -- (a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar") Overview of verb fair The verb fair has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fair -- (join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly) Overview of adj fair The adj fair has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (10) fair, just -- (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules "a fair referee; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul") 2. (6) impartial, fair -- (showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge") 3. (2) fair -- (more than adequate in quality; "fair work") 4. (2) fair, fairish, reasonable -- (not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices") 5. (1) fair, sightly -- (visually appealing; "our fair city") 6. (1) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair -- (very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens") 7. fair -- ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag") 8. average, fair, mediocre, middling -- (of no 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") 9. fair -- (attractively feminine (especially in the phrase "the fair sex")) 10. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 11. fair -- (free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm") 12. fair, fairish -- ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";) Overview of adv fair The adv fair has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fairly, fair, clean -- (in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly") 2. fairly, fair, without favoring one party, evenhandedly -- (in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another")
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