Fair...Fairness....Is Life Fair?

fair
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adjective
adjective: fair; comparative adjective: fairer; superlative adjective: fairest
1.
in accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate.
"the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members"
synonyms: just, equitable, honest, upright, honorable, trustworthy; More
impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpartisan, neutral, even-handed;
lawful, legal, legitimate;
informallegit, on the level;
on the up and up
"the courts were generally fair"
antonyms: unjust, biased
just or appropriate in the circumstances.
"to be fair, this subject poses special problems"
archaic
(of a means or procedure) gentle; not violent.
BASEBALL
(of a batted ball) within the field of play marked by the first and third baselines.
BASEBALL
pertaining to the fair part of the field.
"the ball was hit into fair territory"
2.
(of hair or complexion) light; blond.
synonyms: blond/blonde, yellowish, golden, flaxen, light, light brown, ash blond More
"fair hair"
pale, light, light-colored, white, creamy
"Hermione's fair skin"
antonyms: dark
(of a person) having a light complexion or blond hair.
3.
considerable though not outstanding in size or amount.
"he did a fair bit of coaching"
synonyms: reasonable, passable, tolerable, satisfactory, acceptable, respectable, decent, all right, good enough, pretty good, not bad, average, middling; More
informalOK, so-so, ‘comme ci, comme ça’
"the restaurant was fair"
moderately good though not outstandingly so.
"he believes he has a fair chance of success"
4.
(of weather) fine and dry.
synonyms: fine, dry, bright, clear, sunny, cloudless; More
warm, balmy, clement, benign, pleasant
"fair weather"
antonyms: inclement
(of the wind) favorable.
"they set sail with a fair wind"
synonyms: favorable, advantageous, benign; More
on one's side, in one's favor
"fair winds"
antonyms: unfavorable
5.
archaic
beautiful: attractive.
"the fairest of her daughters"
(of words, a speech, or a promise) false, despite being initially attractive or pleasing; specious.
adverb
adverb: fair
1.
without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage.
"no one could say he played fair"
2.
dialect
to a high degree.
"she'll be fair delighted to see you"
nounarchaic
noun: fair; plural noun: fairs
1.
a beautiful woman.
verbdialect
verb: fair; 3rd person present: fairs; past tense: faired; past participle: faired; gerund or present participle: fairing
1.
(of the weather) become fine.
"looks like it's fairing off some"


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