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Overview of adj fair The adj fair has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (10) fair, just -- (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") 2. (6) impartial, fair -- (showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge") 3. (2) fair -- (more than adequate in quality; "fair work") 4. (2) fair, fairish, reasonable -- (not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices") 5. (1) fair, sightly -- (visually appealing; "our fair city") 6. (1) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair -- (very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens") 7. fair -- ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag") 8. average, fair, mediocre, middling -- (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") 9. fair -- (attractively feminine (especially in the phrase "the fair sex")) 10. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 11. fair -- (free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm") 12. fair, fairish -- ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";) Antonyms of adj fair 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just unfair (vs. fair), unjust => cheating(postnominal), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike => raw Sense 2 impartial (vs. partial), fair Sense 3 fair INDIRECT (VIA respectable) -> unrespectable Sense 4 fair, fairish, reasonable INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate Sense 5 fair, sightly INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly Sense 6 bonny, bonnie, comely, fair INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly Sense 7 fair (vs. foul) foul (vs. fair) => out-of-bounds Sense 8 average, fair, mediocre, middling INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary Sense 9 fair(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA feminine) -> masculine Sense 10 clean, fair INDIRECT (VIA legible) -> illegible Sense 11 fair INDIRECT (VIA clear) -> cloudy Sense 12 fair, fairish INDIRECT (VIA blond) -> brunet, brunette Similarity of adj fair 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just => antimonopoly, antitrust => clean, sporting, sportsmanlike => fair-minded => fair-and-square Also See-> impartial#1, fair#2; just#1; reasonable#1, sensible#1 Sense 2 impartial (vs. partial), fair => disinterested => dispassionate => indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed => indifferent Also See-> fair#1, just#3 Sense 3 fair => respectable (vs. unrespectable) Sense 4 fair, fairish, reasonable => moderate (vs. immoderate) Sense 5 fair, sightly => beautiful (vs. ugly) Sense 6 bonny, bonnie, comely, fair => beautiful (vs. ugly) Sense 7 fair (vs. foul) => in-bounds Sense 8 average, fair, mediocre, middling => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) Sense 9 fair(postnominal) => feminine (vs. masculine) Sense 10 clean, fair => legible (vs. illegible) Sense 11 fair => clear (vs. cloudy) Sense 12 fair, fairish => blond (vs. brunet), blonde, light-haired Attributes of adj fair 1 of 12 senses of fair Sense 1 fair (vs. unfair), just => fairness, equity Familiarity of adj fair fair used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 12) Grep of adj fair fair fair-and-square fair-haired fair-minded fair to middling fairish fairy unfair Overview of adj fair The adj fair has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (10) fair, just -- (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") 2. (6) impartial, fair -- (showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge") 3. (2) fair -- (more than adequate in quality; "fair work") 4. (2) fair, fairish, reasonable -- (not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices") 5. (1) fair, sightly -- (visually appealing; "our fair city") 6. (1) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair -- (very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens") 7. fair -- ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag") 8. average, fair, mediocre, middling -- (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") 9. fair -- (attractively feminine (especially in the phrase "the fair sex")) 10. clean, fair -- ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript") 11. fair -- (free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm") 12. fair, fairish -- ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";)
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