ALL meanings of fair
fair
F f - adjective fair Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state. 1
- adjective fair Dialect. scarcely; barely: It was just fair daylight when we started working. 1
- adverb fair in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair. 1
- adverb fair straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting: He threw the ball fair to the goal. 1
- adverb fair favorably; auspiciously. 1
- adverb fair British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite: It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away. 1
- noun fair an exhibition, usually competitive, of farm products, livestock, etc., often combined in the U.S. with entertainment and held annually by a county or state. 1
- noun fair a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers in an appointed place. 1
- noun fair an exposition in which different exhibitors participate, sometimes with the purpose of buying or selling: a science fair. 1
- noun fair an exhibition and sale of articles to raise money, often for some charitable purpose. 1
- verb with object fair to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even. 1
- verb with object fair Shipbuilding. to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form. to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull. to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form. to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position. 1
- verb with object fair to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment. 1
- verb with object fair Obsolete. to make fair. 1
- idioms fair bid fair, to seem likely: This entry bids fair to win first prize. 1
- idioms fair fair and square, honestly; justly; straightforwardly: He won the race fair and square. honest; just; straightforward: He was admired for being fair and square in all his dealings. 1
- idioms fair fair to middling, Informal. only tolerably good; so-so. 1
- adjective fair just 1
- adjective fair pale 1
- abbreviation FAIR funfair 1
- adjective fair blond 1
- adjective fair weather 1
- adjective fair favourable, of wind 1
- adjective fair just sufficient 1
- adjective fair clean 1
- adjective fair attractive 1
- adverb fair justly 1
- noun fair sales exhibition 1
- noun Technical meaning of fair (language) An early system on the IBM 705. 1
- noun fair Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage. 1
- adjective fair free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge. 1
- adjective fair legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight. 1
- adjective fair moderately large; ample: a fair income. 1
- adjective fair neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: fair health. 1
- adjective fair marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising: in a fair way to succeed. 1
- adjective fair Meteorology. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy. (of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy. 1
- adjective fair Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel. 1
- adjective fair unobstructed; not blocked up: The way was fair for our advance. 1
- adjective fair without irregularity or unevenness: a fair surface. 1
- adjective fair free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip. 1
- adjective fair easy to read; clear: fair handwriting. 1
- adjective fair of a light hue; not dark: fair skin. 1
- adjective fair pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden. 1
- adjective fair seemingly good or sincere but not really so: The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches. 1
- adjective fair courteous; civil: fair words. 1
- adjective fair Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. 0
- adjective fair A fair amount, degree, size, or distance is quite a large amount, degree, size, or distance. 0
- adjective fair A fair guess or idea about something is one that is likely to be correct. 0
- adjective fair If you describe someone or something as fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad. 0
- adjective fair Someone who is fair, or who has fair hair, has light-coloured hair. 0