Complete Definition of "fair"

English

rank|bad|forward|remember|519|fair|blood|copyright|late

Etymology
Old English fæger|fæġer, from Germanic *fagroz. Cognate with Swedish fager.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/f��/
(General American|US) IPA|/f�ɹ/

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Homophones
fare

Adjective
en-adj|er

  1. dated beautiful|Beautiful, pleasing to the eye.

#:Monday's child is fair of face.

  1. light|Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.

#:She had fair hair and blue eyes.

  1. just|Just, equitable.

#:He must be given a fair trial.

  1. adequate|Adequate, reasonable, or decent.

#:The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.

  1. baseball Between the baselines.

Synonyms
equitable
honest
just
pale
pretty

Derived terms
rel-top|derived terms
fair and square
fair cop
fair copy
rel-mid
fair go
fair play
fair use
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Translations
trans-top|pretty or attractive
Danish: smuk
Dutch: bevallig, mooi
Finnish: viehkeä
French: beau m, belle f, joli
Hebrew: he-translation|�פ�|yafé m, he-translation|�פ�|yafá f
trans-mid
German: schön, wunderbar
Icelandic: fagur
Italian: bello m, bella f
Old English: fæger, cyrten
Scottish Gaelic: maiseach, bòidheach, sgèimheach
Swedish: fager
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trans-top|just, equitable
Danish: retfærdig
Dutch: eerlijk, rechtvaardig, rechtschapen, correct, #Dutch|fair
Finnish: reilu, rehellinen, oikeudenmukainen, puolueeton, tasapuolinen
German: #German|fair
Hebrew: he-translation|����|hogén m, he-translation|פ��ר|fér slang, he-translation|צ��ק|tsodék m
trans-mid
Greek: δίκαιο� m
Italian: giusto m, giusta f, equo m, equa f
Portuguese: honesto, justo, equilibrado
Swedish: rättvis
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trans-top|adequate, reasonable, decent
Danish: rimelig
Dutch: redelijk, schappelijk, doenbaar
Finnish: kohtuullinen, kohtalainen, kelvollinen
Hebrew: he-translation|����|hogén m, he-translation|פ��ר|fér slang, he-translation|צ��ק|tsodék m
trans-mid
German: den Umständen entsprechend; angebracht; erträglich, ganz ordentlich (colloquial)
Italian: discreto m, discreta f
Portuguese: adequado, decente
Swedish: rimlig, skälig
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trans-top|light in color or pale
Danish: lys, blond
Dutch: bleek
Esperanto: blonda
Finnish: vaalea
French:
:Hair: blond m, blonde f
German: hell, hellhäutig, blond
Greek:
:Hair: ξανθ�� m
:Skin: ανοι���� m
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|bahír m, he-translation|���ר�|behirá f
trans-mid
Irish: fionn
Italian:
:Hair: biondo m, bionda f
:Skin: chiaro m, chiara f
Scottish Gaelic: bàn, fionn
Swedish: ljuslagd, blond
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trans-top|baseball: between the baselines
Finnish: irti
trans-mid
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: �正�
ttbc|Hungarian: méltányos

Noun
en-noun

  1. a community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements
  2. an event for public entertainment and trade, a market
  3. an event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.

Translations
trans-top|celebration
Dutch: jaarmarkt m, kermis m
Finnish: markkina|markkinat
French: foire f
German: t|de|Jahrmarkt|m, t|de|Kirchtag|m (Austrian), t|de|Kirchweih|f, t|de|Kirmes|f
Italian: fiera f
Japanese: ���� (fe�)
trans-mid
Portuguese: feira f
Russian: �ее�и� f
Serbian: vašar
Spanish: feria f
Marathiम�ळा m
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trans-top|market
Danish: marked n
Dutch: beurs m
Finnish: markkina|markkinat
German: t|de|Messe|f
trans-mid
Italian: mercato m
Japanese: � (��, ichi)
Portuguese: feira f
Russian: ��ма�ка f
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trans-top|professional event
Finnish: messu|messut, näyttely
German: t|de|Ausstellung|f, t|de|Messe|f
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Translations to be checked
ttbc|Estonian: laat


German

Adjective
fair

  1. just, equitable, adequate, honest, in good spirit

#: ein faires Spiel
#: Es ist nur fair, auch wenn alle gleich schlecht behandelt werden.

Antonyms
unfair#German|unfair

Similar terms
rfc-header|Similar terms
anständig
ehrlich
gerecht
gleich
ausgeglichen (referring to several sides or concurring parties)
adäquat
sauber (fig.)

Derived terms
Fairness, alternative Fairne�
fair spielen, fair play, Fairplay
fair-use-Doktrin


Irish

Verb
fair

  1. to watch

Category:Irish verbs

de:fair
el:fair
es:fair
fa:fair
fr:fair
io:fair
it:fair
kk:fair
ku:fair
hu:fair
ro:fair
ru:fair
simple:fair
fi:fair
sv:fair
ta:fair
te:fair
vi:fair
zh:fair

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