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- [fair pley]
- /fɛər pleɪ/
- /feə(r) pleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fair pley]
- /fɛər pleɪ/
Definitions of fair play words
- noun fair play just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play. 1
- noun fair play sportsmanship, fairness 1
- uncountable noun fair play If you refer to someone's attitude or behaviour as fair play, you approve of it because it shows respect and sympathy towards everyone, even towards people who are thought to be wrong or to deserve punishment. 0
- noun fair play an established standard of decency, honesty, etc 0
- noun fair play abidance by this standard 0
- noun fair play the act or fact of abiding by the rules as in sports or games; fairness and honor in dealing with competitors, customers, etc. 0
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Origin of fair play
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95
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Parts of speech for Fair play
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fair play popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fair play usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fair play
noun fair play
- parity — the condition or fact of having borne offspring.
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- impartiality — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- identity — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
Antonyms for fair play
noun fair play
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- inequality — social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America. unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.
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