Dictionary Entry
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
- 1superlative
Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
- 2superlative
Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
- 3superlative
Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
- 4superlative
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
- 5superlative
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.
- 6superlative
Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- 7superlative
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.
- 8superlative
Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
- 9superlative
Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
- 10superlative
Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
- 11adverb
Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
- 12noun
Fairness, beauty.
- 13noun
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- 14noun
Good fortune; good luck.
- 15transitive verb
To make fair or beautiful.
- 16transitive verb
To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
- 17noun
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.
- 18noun
A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
- 19noun
A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
- 20noun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- 21noun
a sale of miscellany; often for charity
"the church bazaar"
Synonyms
- 22noun
a competitive exhibition of farm products
"she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
- 23noun
gathering of producers to promote business
"world fair"
"trade fair"
- 24verb
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- 25adjective
very pleasing to the eye
"my bonny lass"
"there's a bonny bay beyond"
- 26adjective
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
"a fair complexion"
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- 27adjective
free of clouds or rain
"today will be fair and warm"
- 28adjective
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
"he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
- 29adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
"a fair referee"
"fair deal"
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- 30adjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"
"an fair penny"
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- 31adjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"
"a clean manuscript"
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- 32adjective
attractively feminine
"the fair sex"
- 33adjective
not excessive or extreme
"a fairish income"
"reasonable prices"
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- 34adjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
"a novel of average merit"
"only a fair performance of the sonata"
- 35adverb
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
"deal fairly with one another"
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- 36adverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
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