fair

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/ˈfɛə/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Treating people equally and reasonably.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Light in color, especially skin or hair.

Examples

  • No love is foul nor prison fair.

  • She's got a fair complexion while her brother is very dark.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈfɛɚ] ~ [ˈfɛɹ̩]
  • /ˈfeː/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.

  2. Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An event where people buy and sell goods or enjoy shows.

More examples

In context

  • Theirs are the children with very fair hair.

  • There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid.

  • Monday's child is fair of face.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (“fair”), Danish feir, faver, fager (“fair, pretty”), Norwegian fager (“fair, pretty”), Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”). See also peace.