fair
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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[edit] Etymology 1
Old English fæġer, from Proto-Germanic *fagroz. Cognate with Swedish fager.
[edit] Adjective
fair (comparative fairer, superlative fairest)
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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.
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Terms derived from the adjective "fair"
[edit] Translations
pretty or attractive
just, equitable
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adequate, reasonable, decent
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light in color or pale
[edit] Noun
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fair (plural fairs)
- 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
[edit] Verb
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to fair (third-person singular simple present fairs, present participle fairing, simple past and past participle faired)
- to construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce air drag.
[edit] Etymology 2
From Old French feire, from Latin fēria.
[edit] Noun
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fair (plural fairs)
- 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.
[edit] Translations
celebration
market
professional event, trade fair
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[edit] Verb
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to fair (third-person singular simple present fairs, present participle fairing, simple past and past participle faired)
- 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.
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[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
fair
- just, equitable, adequate, honest, in good spirit
- ein faires Spiel
- Es ist nur fair, auch wenn alle gleich schlecht behandelt werden.
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Synonyms
- anständig
- ehrlich
- gerecht
- gleich
- ausgeglichen (referring to several sides or concurring parties)
- adäquat
- sauber (fig.)
[edit] Derived terms
- Fairness, alternative Fairneß
- fair spielen, fair play, Fairplay
- fair-use-Doktrin
[edit] Irish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [fˠaɾʲ]
[edit] Verb
fair
- to watch
[edit] Inflection
First Conjugation (A)
| 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 | d'fhair mé; d'fhaireas† |
d'fhair tú; d'fhairis† |
d'fhair sé, sí | d'fhaireamar | d'fhair sibh; d'fhaireabhair† |
d'fhair siad; d'fhaireadar† |
faireadh | ||
| future | fairfidh mé; fairfead† |
fairfidh tú; fairfir† |
fairfidh sé, sí | fairfimid; fairfeam† |
fairfidh sibh | fairfidh siad; fairfid† |
fairfear | ||
| past habitual | d'fhairinn | d'fhairteá | d'fhaireadh sé, sí | d'fhairimis | d'fhaireadh sibh | d'fhairidís | d'fhairtí | ||
| imperative | fairim | fair | faireadh sé, sí | fairimis | fairigí | fairidís | fairtear | ||
| conditional | d'fhairfinn | d'fhairfeá | d'fhairfeadh sé, sí | d'fhairfimis | d'fhairfeadh sibh | d'fhairfidís | d'fhairfí | ||
| 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
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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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