fair
nouns
gathering of producers to promote business
"world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
a competitive exhibition of farm products
"she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
is a type of (narrower)
a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
verbs
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
is a type of (narrower)
cause to become joined or linked
"join these two parts so that they fit together"
adjectives
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
"a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
not excessive or extreme
"a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
is derived from
very pleasing to the eye
"my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
is derived from
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
"he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
antonym
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
lacking 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"
attractively feminine
"the fair sex"
is derived from
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
free of clouds or rain
"today will be fair and warm"
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