fair

English

/fɛə/, /fɛəɹ/, /feː(ə)/, /fɪə/

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
  • Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
  • Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
  • Just, equitable.
  • Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
  • (nautical) Favorable to a ship's course.
  • Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
  • Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
  • (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
  • (baseball) Between the baselines.
  • (rugby) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
  • (cricket) Not a no-ball.
  • (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fayr inherited from Old English fæġer (beautiful) inherited from *fagr inherited from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (nice, fitting, suitable) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (fasten, place, attach, agreement, peace).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂ḱ-

Gloss

fasten, place, attach, agreement, peace

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