fair
- Adjective. (literary, _) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- Adjective. Unblemished and innocent; clean and pure.
- Adjective. Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.
- Adjective. Just, equitable.
- Adjective. Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
- Adjective. (nautical) Favorable to a ship's course.
- Adjective. (baseball) Between the baselines.
- Noun. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- Noun. (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
- Verb. To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- Verb. To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- Verb. To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
- Verb. (obsolete) To make fair.
- Noun. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Noun. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- Noun. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.
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