Definitions of fair:

  • noun:   a competitive exhibition of farm products
    Example: "She won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
  • noun:   gathering of producers to promote business
    Example: "World fair"
  • noun:   a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
  • noun:   a sale of miscellany; often for charity
  • verb:   join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
  • adjective:   not excessive or extreme
    Example: "A fairish income"
  • adjective:   more than adequate in quality
    Example: "Fair work"
  • adjective:   visually appealing
    Example: "Our fair city"
  • adjective:   (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
    Example: "A fair complexion"
  • adjective:   free of clouds or rain
    Example: "Today will be fair and warm"
  • adjective:   (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
    Example: "He hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
  • adjective:   free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules
    Example: "A fair referee"
  • adjective:   (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
    Example: "Fair copy"
  • adjective:   of no exceptional quality or ability
    Example: "Only a fair performance of the sonata"
  • adjective:   showing lack of favoritism
  • adjective:   very pleasing to the eye
    Example: "Young fair maidens"
  • adverb:   in a fair evenhanded manner
    Example: "Deal fairly with one another"
  • adverb:   in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
    Example: "They played fairly"
  • name:  A surname (common: 1 in 12500 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1479)