The Meaning of fair

• (superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
• (superl.) Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
• (superl.) Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
• (superl.) Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
• (superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
• (superl.) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
• (superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
• (superl.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
• (superl.) Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
• (superl.) Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
• (adv.) Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
• (n.) Fairness, beauty.
• (n.) A fair woman; a sweetheart.
• (n.) Good fortune; good luck.
• (v. t.) To make fair or beautiful.
• (v. t.) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
• (n.) A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.
• (n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
• (n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.

Synonyms

carnival , funfair , bazaar , just , fairish , reasonable , bonny , bonnie , comely , sightly , average , mediocre , middling , clean , honest , fairish , fairly , clean , fairly , evenhandedly

Antonyms

unfair , foul , unfairly

Homophones

faire , fare , fehr , ferre , phair

Rhymes

abair , adair , adaire , addair , aer , affair , air , alair , alastair , allaire , almaguer , altair , anywhere , armchair , astaire , aware , ayre , baehr , baer , bahr , bair , bakeware , bancaire , bare , bear , beaufrere , behr , belair , belaire , bellemare , beware , bezaire , billionaire , blair , blare , canadair , care , chair , cher , childcare , clair , claire , clare , comair , compare , concessionaire , convair , cookware , corriere , dare , darr , daycare , debonair , declare , delair , delaware , derr , despair , dinnerware , disrepair , doctrinaire , dreher , earthenware , elsewhere , ensnare , ere , err , euromobiliare , everywhere , extraordinaire , eyre , faire , fanfare , fare , fehr , ferre , flair , flare , flatware , footware , footwear , forebear , forswear , foursquare , fraire , frere , freyre , frontiere , gare , gehr , geniere , gisclair , glare , glassware , glenayre , groupware , guerre , hair , haire , hairr , hardware , hare , healthcare , hehr , heir , herr , herre , icelandair , impair , javier , jeanpierre , kahre , kehr , khmer , kitchenware , klare , knerr , knitwear , kreher , lair , lare , larosiere , laterriere , laware , leclaire , lefrere , legionnaire , lehr , lemaire , longhair , macnair , mair , mare , mayfair , mcnair , medicare , mehr , mer , midair , millionaire , mohair , montclair , multimillionaire , nair , nationair , neckwear , nightmare , nowhere , ohare , opere , outerwear , pair , pare , pear , pentair , pershare , phair , pierre , plair , praxair , prayer , prepare , questionnaire , rare , reher , repair , sare , sayre , scare , schehr , scherr , sehr , serr , share , silverware , sinclair , sleepwear , snare , software , solitaire , somewhere , spare , sportswear , square , stair , stare , stehr , sterr , stoneware , swear , swimwear , swissair , tableware , takecare , tear , terre , their , there , thoroughfare , threadbare , traer , unaware , underwear , unfair , usair , voltaire , ware , warfare , wear , wehr , welfare , werre , westair , wheelchair , where , whitehair , zehr