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fair

adjective

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
Synonyms: just Antonyms: unfair, unjust Similar: antimonopoly, antitrust, clean, sporting, sportsmanlike, fair-minded, fair-and-square
showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
Synonyms: impartial Antonyms: partial, unfair Similar: disinterested, dispassionate, cold-eyed, indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed, indifferent
more than adequate in quality; "fair work"
Similar: respectable
not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
Synonyms: fairish, reasonable Similar: moderate
visually appealing; "our fair city"
Synonyms: sightly Similar: beautiful
very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
Synonyms: bonnie, bonny, comely Similar: beautiful
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
Antonyms: foul Similar: in-bounds
of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
Synonyms: average, mediocre, middling Similar: ordinary
attractively feminine; "the fair sex"
Similar: feminine
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
Synonyms: clean Similar: legible
free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm"
Similar: clear
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
Synonyms: fairish Similar: blond, blonde, light-haired

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noun

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
Synonyms: carnival, funfair
gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
Synonyms: bazaar

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adverb

in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
Synonyms: clean, fairly Antonyms: unfairly, below the belt
in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"
Synonyms: evenhandedly, fairly, without favoring one party, without favouring one party

verb

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

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