fair
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
Types & categories
- show hypernym
Parts & wholes
- midway part meronym
Sense 2 verb
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Types & categories
- bring together hypernym
Sense 3 adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
a fair referee
Related & opposite
- just also see
- impartial also see
- sensible also see
- unfair antonym
- fairness attribute
- fairness derivation
- justice derivation
- antimonopoly similar to
- sporty similar to
- fair-minded similar to
- fair-and-square similar to
Sense 4 adverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
they played fairly
Related & opposite
- below the belt antonym
- fair derived from
Sense 5 noun
gathering of producers to promote business
world fair
Types & categories
Sense 6 adjective
not excessive or extreme
a fairish income
Related & opposite
- fairness derivation
- reasonableness derivation
- modestness derivation
- moderate similar to
Sense 7 adverb
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
deal fairly with one another
Related & opposite
- fair derived from
Sense 8 noun
a competitive exhibition of farm products
she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair
Types & categories
- expo hypernym
Sense 9 adjective
very pleasing to the eye
my bonny lass
Related & opposite
- comeliness derivation
- beautiful similar to
Sense 10 noun
a sale of miscellany; often for charity
the church bazaar
Types & categories
- cut-rate sale hypernym
- book fair hyponym
- craft fair hyponym
Sense 11 adjective
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
he hit a fair ball over the third base bag
Related & opposite
Sense 12 adjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
a novel of average merit
Related & opposite
- mediocrity derivation
- averageness derivation
- ordinary similar to
Sense 13 adjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
fair copy
Related & opposite
- legible similar to
Sense 14 adjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
an honest wage
Related & opposite
- equitable similar to
Sense 15 adjective
free of clouds or rain
today will be fair and warm
Related & opposite
- clear similar to
Sense 16 adjective
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
a fair complexion
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | midway |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | show |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bring together |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | just |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | impartial |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | sensible |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unfair |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | fairness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fairness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | justice |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | antimonopoly |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sporty |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | fair-minded |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | fair-and-square |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | below the belt |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | fair |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | gathering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | book fair |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fairness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | reasonableness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | modestness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | moderate |
| 7 | derived from | Related & opposite | fair |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | expo |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | comeliness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | beautiful |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut-rate sale |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | book fair |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | craft fair |
| 11 | antonym | Related & opposite | foul |
| 11 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | in-bounds |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | mediocrity |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | averageness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | ordinary |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | legible |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | equitable |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | clear |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | blondness |
| 16 | similar to | Related & opposite | blond |