fair

1. free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice:

   a fair decision;

   a fair judge.

2. legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules:

   a fair fight.

3. moderately large; ample:

   a fair income.

4. of a light hue; not dark:

   fair skin.

   Synonyms: blond, pale

5. pleasing in appearance; attractive:

   a fair young maiden.

   Synonyms: lovely, comely, pretty

6. neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good:

   fair health.

   Synonyms: favorable, acceptable, adequate, tolerable, passable

7. marked by favoring conditions; promising:

   I can now assure my two little daughters of a fair future.

   The chief medical officer pronounced him in a fair way to recovery.

8. Meteorology.
   1. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy.
   2. (of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy.
9. unobstructed; not blocked up:

   The way was fair for our advance.

   Synonyms: unencumbered, clear, open

10. without irregularity or unevenness:

    a fair surface.

11. free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character:

    Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip.

    Synonyms: unstained, unsullied, pure, spotless, clean

12. easy to read; clear:

    fair handwriting.

    Synonyms: readable, intelligible, legible

13. seemingly good or sincere but not really so:

    The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches.

14. courteous; civil:

    fair words.

    Synonyms: gracious, polite

15. Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel.
16. Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state.
17. Dialect. scarcely; barely:

    It was just fair daylight when we started working.

1. in a fair manner:

   He doesn't play fair.

2. straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting:

   He threw the ball fair to the goal.

3. favorably; auspiciously.
4. British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite:

   It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away.

1. Archaic. something that is fair.
2. Archaic.
   1. a woman.
   2. a beloved woman.

1. to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even.
2. Shipbuilding.
   1. to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form.
   2. to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull.
   3. to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form.
   4. to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position.
3. to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment.
4. Obsolete. to make fair.

verb phrase

1. South Midland and Southern U.S. (of the weather) to clear:

   It's supposed to fair off toward evening.

1. an exhibition, usually competitive, of farm products, livestock, etc., often combined with entertainment and held annually by a county or state.
2. a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers in an appointed place.
3. an exposition in which different exhibitors participate, sometimes with the purpose of buying or selling:

   More than twenty-five employers with multiple open positions will be meeting with applicants at this weekend’s job fair.

4. an exhibition and sale of articles to raise money, often for some charitable purpose.