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- [fair-ish]
- /ˈfɛər ɪʃ/
- /ˈfeə.rɪʃ/
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- [fair-ish]
- /ˈfɛər ɪʃ/
Definitions of fairish word
- adjective fairish moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income. 1
- adjective fairish moderately light in color: a fairish complexion. 1
- noun fairish Of moderate size, quality etc. 1
- adjective fairish moderately good, well, etc 0
- adjective fairish (of the hair, complexion, etc) moderately light in colour 0
- adjective fairish moderately good, well, large, etc. 0
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Origin of fairish
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; fair1 + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Fairish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fairish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
fairish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fairish
adj fairish
- decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
adjective fairish
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- midway — several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 miles (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- enough — As much or as many as required.
Antonyms for fairish
adj fairish
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- intolerable — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
adjective fairish
- exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- excellent — Used to indicate approval or pleasure.
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