fair
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1.0
- adjective
- /fɛr/
:
regular
- I think there's a fair amount of truth to it.
- a fair amount
- a fair share
- in fair health
The moment when we say, damn, a fair amount of people really suck.
- The moment when we say, damn, a fair amount of people really suck.
- So that was one place where quantitation a fair number if you missed that.
- Next, that sounds like it's fair, but this one is for you.
- And it's very discreet comment, you know, very fair, you know, fine.
Examples
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Yellowknife alone attracted 47 percent of visitors, a fair proportion of whom were probably business travelers.
Academic text (1991) -
Then after that, I expect you to pay your fair share of the rent, okay?
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So this is a little bit more fair and it's not great.
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Yeah, um, it's always a fair question. Um, I think this was,
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Just give our way of living a fair chance.
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Students need to be involved in a fair amount of individual and group work.
Academic text (2011) -
We are at the point of knowing a fair amount about what we don't know.
Academic text (1992) -
That's a fair price.
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Students need to complete a fair amount of reading for the class assignments.
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The committee decided that a fair amount of time should be allocated to each speaker.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
∞
1.0
Good enough but not very good
∞
1.0
Ordinary and not very good
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2.3
Good enough in quality to meet normal needs
302
2.2
A moderate amount or size that is not extreme
234
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
109
4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
81
2.3
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
5
4.4
Only average and not very good
1
6.9
Medium quality, neither very good nor very bad
1
4.6
Having average quality, neither very good nor very bad
Reasonably good but not great
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
16
3.0
Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
- Specialized
12
3.9
The right to use small parts of someone else's work without permission for teaching, news, or criticism
11
3.2
A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
- Informal
2
5.6
A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
- Specialized
1
3.9
A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play
- Specialized
1
7.0
A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
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3.3
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
- Jargon
Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play
A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers
- Formal
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
- Specialized
A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fair meaning 'moderate' or 'reasonable' grew from the idea of something being 'proper' or 'satisfactory', so calling an amount or quality 'fair' means it is neither very good nor very bad but 'reasonable'.