fair: Meaning and Definition of

fair

1. free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
2. legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight.
3. moderately large; ample: a fair income.
4. neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: fair health.
5. marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising: in a fair way to succeed.
1. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy.
2. (of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy.
7. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel.
8. unobstructed; not blocked up: The way was fair for our advance.
9. without irregularity or unevenness: a fair surface.
10. free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip.
11. easy to read; clear: fair handwriting.
12. of a light hue; not dark: fair skin.
13. pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden.
14. seemingly good or sincere but not really so: The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches.
15. courteous; civil: fair words.
16. (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.
17. scarcely; barely: It was just fair daylight when we started working.
18. only tolerably good; so-so.

1. in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair.
2. straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting: He threw the ball fair to the goal.
3. favorably; auspiciously.
4. entirely; completely; quite: It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away.
5. to seem likely: This entry bids fair to win first prize.
6. He won the race fair and square.
1. honestly; justly; straightforwardly:He won the race fair and square.
2. honest; just; straightforward:He was admired for being fair and square in all his dealings.

1. something that is fair.
1. a woman.
2. a beloved woman.

1. to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even.
1. to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form.
2. 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.
3. to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form.
4. to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position.
3. to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment.
4. to make fair.

1. (of the weather) to clear: It's supposed to fair off toward evening.

fair

1. 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.
2. a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers in an appointed place.
3. an exposition in which different exhibitors participate, sometimes with the purpose of buying or selling: a science fair.
4. an exhibition and sale of articles to raise money, often for some charitable purpose.