fair
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- adjective
- /fɛr/
- On a fair day, we could see for miles across the beautiful landscape.
- fair weather
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Examples
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No star from above nor flower in the field seems to me as fair as the one I love.
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But his mama liked him mostly for his looks, and his fair skin especially.
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The ship rowed out to sea and there picked up a fair north wind.
Fiction book (1994) -
Since Caidrun had vanished, the whole world had gone awry, and fair skies were but a memory.
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Right now it's 82° in our fair city, and compare that to 48° in the upper Northwest and 38° in the Middle East.
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The weather was perfect for a picnic, with temperatures mild and fair skies.
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She loved to go hiking when the weather was fair and sunny.
Synonyms
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Weather that is not very cold or hot and feels pleasant
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Dry, mild, sunny conditions that are pleasant for outdoor activities
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Warm, sunny, and comfortable weather that people enjoy
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Nice dry conditions good for outdoor activities
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Weather that is mild and pleasant without strong wind or heavy rain
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Reasonably good but not great
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
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Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
- Specialized
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3.9
The right to use small parts of someone else's work without permission for teaching, news, or criticism
- Informal
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A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
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A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
- Specialized
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A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play
- Specialized
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A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
- Specialized
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A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price
- Jargon
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Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play
- Formal
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7.8
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers
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Etymology
Fair for weather comes from an old English word meaning 'pleasant' or 'beautiful', so 'fair weather' is clear and pleasant.