fair
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
Adjective 4 meanings
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
“one's fair name”
Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
“She had fair hair and blue eyes.”
Just.
“He must be given a fair trial.”
Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
“Their performance has been only fair.”
Noun 4 meanings
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
“When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?”
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
Verb 4 meanings
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
Adverb 2 meanings
Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
Almost; to a great extent but not literally.
Etymology
From Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“appropriate, fitting, nice, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to attach, join; agreement, settlement”).
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FAIR at a glance
FAIR has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + I 1 + R 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,065 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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