Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: fair, fairish, fairly, funfair

'fair'

[carnival.n.03] as in: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

'fair'

[fair.n.02] as in: gathering of producers to promote business

Examples:
world fair
trade fair
book fair

'fair'

[fair.n.03] as in: a competitive exhibition of farm products

Examples:
she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair

'fair'

[bazaar.n.03] as in: a sale of miscellany; often for charity

Examples:
the church bazaar

'fair'

[fair.v.01] as in: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

'fair'

[fair.a.01] as in: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

Examples:
a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foul

'fair'

[fair.s.01] as in: not excessive or extreme

Examples:
a fairish income
reasonable prices

'fair'

[bonny.s.01] as in: very pleasing to the eye

Examples:
my bonny lass
there's a bonny bay beyond
a comely face
young fair maidens

'fair'

[fair.a.04] as in: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

Examples:
he hit a fair ball over the third base bag

'fair'

[average.s.03] as in: lacking exceptional quality or ability

Examples:
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

'fair'

[fair.s.04] as in: attractively feminine

Examples:
the fair sex

'fair'

[clean.s.07] as in: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

Examples:
fair copy
a clean manuscript

'fair'

[honest.s.06] as in: gained or earned without cheating or stealing

Examples:
an honest wage
an fair penny

'fair'

[fair.s.07] as in: free of clouds or rain

Examples:
today will be fair and warm

'fair'

[fair.s.08] as in: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

Examples:
a fair complexion

'fair'

[fairly.r.03] as in: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

Examples:
they played fairly

'fair'

[fairly.r.02] as in: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

Examples:
deal fairly with one another

Origins

					fair (English)
├── feire (English)
│   └── feriae (Latin)
└── fæger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))