fair

fair is a 4-letter English word with 36 senses as adverb, noun, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 36 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
2. superlative. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
3. superlative. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
4. superlative. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
5. superlative. 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.
6. superlative. Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
7. superlative. 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.
8. superlative. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
9. superlative. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
10. superlative. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
11. adverb. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
12. noun. Fairness, beauty.
13. noun. A fair woman; a sweetheart.
14. noun. Good fortune; good luck.
15. transitive verb. To make fair or beautiful.
16. transitive verb. To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
17. noun. 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.
18. noun. A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
19. noun. A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
20. noun. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

    Synonyms: carnival, funfair

21. noun. a sale of miscellany; often for charity

    "the church bazaar"

    Synonyms: bazaar

22. noun. a competitive exhibition of farm products

    "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"

23. noun. gathering of producers to promote business

    "world fair"

    "trade fair"

24. verb. join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
25. adjective. very pleasing to the eye

    "my bonny lass"

    "there's a bonny bay beyond"

    Synonyms: bonnie, bonny, comely, sightly

26. adjective. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

    "a fair complexion"

    Synonyms: fairish

27. adjective. free of clouds or rain

    "today will be fair and warm"

28. adjective. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

    "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"

29. adjective. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

    "a fair referee"

    "fair deal"

    Synonyms: just

30. adjective. gained or earned without cheating or stealing

    "an honest wage"

    "an fair penny"

    Synonyms: honest

31. adjective. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

    "fair copy"

    "a clean manuscript"

    Synonyms: clean

32. adjective. attractively feminine

    "the fair sex"

33. adjective. not excessive or extreme

    "a fairish income"

    "reasonable prices"

    Synonyms: fairish, reasonable

34. adjective. lacking exceptional quality or ability

    "a novel of average merit"

    "only a fair performance of the sonata"

    Synonyms: average, mediocre, middling

35. adverb. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

    "deal fairly with one another"

    Synonyms: evenhandedly, fairly

36. adverb. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

    "they played fairly"

    Synonyms: clean, fairly

Synonyms

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

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in fair:

fiar, raif

Common word forms

fairs, faired, fairer, fairly, fairest, fairing, fairness

Words from these letters

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