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fair(1) (iou)



fair adjective, adverb, & noun2.

A. adjective.
Pleasing to the sight; (of a person, esp. a woman) beautiful. arch. OE.
Milton The fairest of her daughters Eve. J. Ruskin A fair building is..worth the ground it stands on.
Pleasing to the smell or hearing. OE-LME.
Of words, a speech, a promise, etc.: initially attractive or pleasing; specious; flattering. OE.
B. Jowett The Sophists have plenty of brave words and fair devices.
Of speech, diction: elegant, fluent. ME-L15.
Of an amount, a fortune, etc.: considerable, handsome. ME.
A. Sillitoe A shrewdness that gained him a fair living from the small acreage of Garden he cultivated.
gen. Desirable, pleasing; excellent. ME-L17.
(Of complexion, hair) light not dark, blond; having a light complexion or light hair. ME.
J. Galsworthy The girl with the fair hair.., the fair arms emerging from a skin-tight bodice.
Of weather: favourable; fine, bright, sunny. ME.
C. Ryan The weather for the next three days would be fair with little cloud and virtually no winds.
b. Of the wind: favourable to a ship's course. LME.
C. Francis The wind was still fairthat is, it was coming from a direction Other than ahead.
Physically clean or sound. Latterly chiefly of water: pure, clear, clean. ME.
Of character, reputation, conduct: free from moral stain, unsullied, spotless. arch. ME.
Of a person, action, argument, etc.: just, unbiased, equitable, impartial; legitimate, in accordance with the rules or standards. ME.
Isaiah Berlin We must seek to be fair, and not praise and blame arbitrarily. P. Angadi Nanny..can no longer deal with them all, it's not fair to ask it of her.
b. Of conditions, etc., esp. in sport: offering an equal chance of Success. E18.
G. P. R. James That would not matter if the ground were fair.
Of speech, behaviour, action, etc.: courteous, gracious, gentle. Formerly also, of a person's countenance: kindly. ME.
J. Logan I have used both fair and foul words.
b. In courteous address: kind, dear. arch. LME.
Likely to succeed; promising; (of an omen) propitious. ME.
A. Burgess If I kill you now and give myself up to the police, there's a fair chance that I may hang.
Unobstructed, clear, open; (now chiefly dial.) open to view, plainly to be seen. ME.
R. Ford The fairest though farthest way about is the nearest way Home.
Now chiefly Nautical. Of a line, surface, etc.: free from irregularities; smooth, even. L15.
Of handwriting: neat, legible. L17.
A. Thwaite Kindly copy My words in your fair hand.
(Of degree or quality) moderate, adequate, reasonable; (of an amount etc.) not excessive but sufficient. L19.
H. James The storm had given fair warning of its approach. J. Gardner A pretty fair job to judge by the car and the paint on the house.
b. Complete, utter, thorough. colloq. (esp. Austral. & NZ). L19.
N. Coward They can ramp about among obscure English essayists and have a fair beano.
b. adverb.
Beautifully, handsomely. Now rare. OE.
Shakespeare 1 Henry IV The moon shines fair.
Courteously, kindly. Now only in speak (a person) fair, address civilly. OE.
b. In a proper or suitable manner; befittingly. ME-M17.
Gently, without haste or violence. Chiefly in fair and easily, fair and softly. OE-E19.
Promisingly, auspiciously; favourably. obsolete exc. in bid fair: see BID verb 6b. OE.
Honestly, impartially; according to the rules. ME.
P. Deming He had tried so many times..and so fair, and every time a failure.
Completely; fully; to a considerable degree. Now dial., N. Amer., Austral., & NZ. ME.
H. L. Wilson The thing fair staggered me.
b. Clearly, plainly. LME-L17.
c. Directly, straight, due (north etc.). Now chiefly Scot. L15.
Evenly, on a level. Chiefly dial. E18.
Special collocations, comb., & phrases (of adjective & adverb): a fair cop a justifiable arrest. a fair crack of the whip: see WHIP noun. a fair deal: see DEAL noun3 3. a fair field and no favour equal conditions in a contest. a fair shake: see SHAKE noun. a fair treat colloq. a very enjoyable or attractive thing or person. bid fair: see BID verb 6b. by fair means or foul with or without violence or fraud. fair and square adjectival & adverbial phr. (a) adjectival phr. honest, above-board; (b) adverbial phr. honestly, justly, determinedly, straightforwardly, exactly. fair copy matter transcribed or reproduced after final correction; fair-copy verb trans. write out or reproduce after final correction. fair dinkum: see DINKUM adjective. fair do(s): see DO noun1 1c. fair enough! colloq. that's reasonable. fair-face, fair-faced adjectives (a) having a fair complexion; (b) having a (usu. deceptively) attractive appearance; (c) (of brickwork etc.) not plastered. fair fall: see FALL verb. fair game: see GAME noun. fair-haired adjective (a) blond; (b) (of a person) favourite, much loved. fairlead, fairleader Nautical a device, usu. on deck or on a spur, for guiding a rope and preventing it from cutting or chafing. fair maid = FUMADO. fair-minded adjective just, unbiased. fair-mindedly adverb justly, without bias. fair-mindedness justness, absence of bias. fair name good reputation. fair play (a) honest, upright conduct; (b) equal conditions for all. fair-spoken adjective (of a person) courteous, bland. fair-to-middling adjective (colloq.) slightly above average. fair-trade (a) trade carried on legally; (b) smuggling. fair-trader a smuggler. fairway (a) a navigable channel in a river etc.; the regular course or track of a ship; (b) the closely-mown part of a Golf course, excluding hazards, between the tee and the putting green. fair-weather adjective fit or suitable only for fine weather (fair-weather friend: not good in a crisis). in a fair way to likely to (succeed etc.). keep fair, part fair arch. remain, part, on good terms. play fair: see PLAY verb. the fairer sex, the fair sex: see SEX noun. write out fair = fair-copy above.
C. noun.
Beauty, good looks. In pl. points of Beauty. OE-M17.
That which is fair; the fair aspect, etc.; fair play. LME.
A fair thing; esp. (arch. or poet.) a woman. LME.
Phrases etc.: fair's fair colloq. (reciprocal) fairness is called for. for fair US slang completely, altogether.