Fair | Mean of fair in English Dictionary

/ˈfeɚ/

• agreeing with what is thought to be right or acceptable
1. We received fair treatment.
2. fair elections
3. a fair fight
4. a fair bargain/deal/trade
5. I'm just trying to get a fair price for the house. [=I'm not trying to get more money for the house than most people think is right]
6. That's a fair question, and it deserves an honest reply.
7. The workers claim that they are not being paid fair wages. [=they are being paid less than they should be paid]
8. It's only fair [=it is the right thing] to tell him the truth.
9. I washed the dishes yesterday, so it's only fair (that) you to do them today.
10. He gets his fair share of attention too. [=he gets a reasonable amount of attention]
11. She's had more than her fair share of trouble. [=she has had a lot of trouble]
• treating people in a way that does not favor some over others
1. He is known as a very fair man.
2. I try to be fair to/with my children.
3. He claims that the competition wasn't fair.
4. It's not fair that she gets to leave early and I don't.
5. Sometimes life isn't fair.
6. a fair and impartial jury
7. a bargain/deal/trade that is fair to/for everyone
8. All she wants is a fair chance. [=the same chance everyone else gets]
• not too harsh or critical
1. “What a bad movie!” “Be fair! Parts of it are actually pretty funny.”
2. I can't say I liked the movie, but, to be fair, parts of it are pretty funny.
3. She did poorly on the test, but, to be fair, so did a lot of other people.

• not very good or very bad
1. Her work has been fair to good.
2. The quality of her work has been only fair.
3. I think our waiter did a fair job.
4. The patient has been upgraded from serious to fair condition.
5. The food was fair to middling. [=just average; not especially good]
• reasonably good
1. The team has a fair [=pretty good] chance of winning the championship this year.
2. He does a pretty fair [=good] imitation of the President.
3. He was able to give us a fair idea of the problems involved.
4. It's a fair bet that the weather will improve soon.
5. “I'm guessing that he's about 50 years old.” “That's a fair guess, but he's actually almost 60.”
• reasonably large
1. There were a fair number of new participants at the convention.
2. Researchers now know a fair amount about the earliest humans.
3. He lives a fair distance from here.
• not stormy or cloudy
1. fair skies
2. fair weather
• having a light color
1. fair hair/skin
2. a person of fair complexion
3. a fair-skinned person
• attractive or pleasing to look at
1. We're happy to welcome you to our fair [=lovely] city.
2. a fair maid/maiden
3. Who's the fairest of them all?
• in the area between the foul lines
1. The ball was caught in fair territory.
• in an honest and fair manner
1. He won the election fair and square.
• enough warning to be able to avoid something bad
1. I'm giving you fair warning that you had better not discuss politics at dinner tonight.
• Noun
• a large public event at which there are various kinds of competitions, games, rides, and entertainment
• such an event at which farm products and farm animals are shown and judged
1. She showed her horse at the annual county/state fair.
• an event at which many people gather to buy things or to get information about a product or activity
1. a book fair
2. a craft fair
3. a job fair [=an event where employers offer information about their companies to people who are looking for jobs]
• an event at which different things (such as crafts or food) are sold usually for charity
1. The church is having a fair to raise money for the new school.