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Pronunciation[]
Etymology 1[]
Old English fæġer, from Proto-Germanic *fagroz. Cognate with Swedish fager.
Adjective[]
Fair (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})
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- (literary or archaic) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- Monday's child is fair of face.
- Unblemished and innocent; clean and pure.
- one's fair name
- Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.
- She had fair hair and blue eyes.
- Just, equitable.
- He must be given a fair trial.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
- The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
Synonyms[]
- pretty
- pure
- pale
- honest
- just
- equitable
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Noun[]
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Fair ({{{1}}})
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?
- (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
- 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 2, scene 8
- Love and Hymen, hand in hand,
- Come, restore the nuptial band!
- And sincere delights prepare
- To crown the hero and the fair.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 39:
- In enjoying, therefore, such place of rendezvous, the British fair ought to esteem themselves more happy than any of their foreign sisters [...].
- 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 2, scene 8
Verb[]
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to Fair (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- to construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce air drag.
Etymology 2[]
From Old French feire, from Latin fēriae.
Noun[]
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Fair ({{{1}}})
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.
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to Fair (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- 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).
- (obsolete) To make fair.
Derived terms[]
- fair off, fair up
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German[]
Adjective[]
fair
- just, equitable, adequate, honest, in good spirit
- ein faires Spiel
- Es ist nur fair, auch wenn alle gleich schlecht behandelt werden.
Antonyms[]
- unfair
Synonyms[]
- anständig
- ehrlich
- gerecht
- gleich
- ausgeglichen (referring to several sides or concurring parties)
- adäquat
- sauber (fig.)
Derived terms[]
- Fairness, alternative Fairneß
- fair spielen, fair play, Fairplay
- fair-use-Doktrin
Irish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: [fˠaɾʲ]
Verb[]
Fair
- to watch
Inflection[]
singular | plural | autonomous | |||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | fairim | faireann tú; fairir† |
faireann sé, sí | fairimid | faireann sibh | faireann siad; fairid† |
fairtear | |
past | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbair]] mé; [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireas]]† |
[[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbair]] tú; [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairis]]† |
[[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbair]] sé, sí | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireamar]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbair]] sibh; [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireabhair]]† |
[[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbair]] siad; [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireadar]]† |
faireadh | ||
future | fairfidh mé; fairfead† |
fairfidh tú; fairfir† |
fairfidh sé, sí | fairfimid; fairfeam† |
fairfidh sibh | fairfidh siad; fairfid† |
fairfear | ||
past habitual | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairinn]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairteá]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireadh]] sé, sí | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairimis]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbaireadh]] sibh | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairidís]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairtí]] | ||
imperative | fairim | fair | faireadh sé, sí | fairimis | fairigí | fairidís | fairtear | ||
conditional | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfinn]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfeá]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfeadh]] sé, sí | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfimis]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfeadh]] sibh | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfidís]] | [[Template:Ga-mut-lenition-verbairfí]] | ||
subjunctive | present | faire mé; fairead† |
faire tú; fairir† |
faire sé, sí | fairimid | faire sibh | faire siad; fairid† |
fairtear | |
past | fairinn | fairteá | faireadh sé, sí | fairimis | faireadh sibh | fairidís | fairtí | ||
verbal noun | faire | ||||||||
past participle | fairthe |
† Dialect form
Mutation[]
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fair | fhair | bhfair | |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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