fair-haired
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7.2
- adjective
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rubio
- Lucille was a thin, fair-haired girl with a finicky stomach, irregular periods, and sensitive skin.
- fair-haired boy
- fair-haired man
- tall, fair-haired
Examples
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He wasn't more than fifteen, but he would be as big as all the damned Vikings, and fair-haired, his eyes blue as the summer skies.
Fiction book (1994) -
Will is the fair-haired, and Jim, the dark.
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Well, it's the fair-haired chap in the brown suit standing right underneath it.
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They indicate a marriage very soon to a tall, fair-haired young man with a very lovely father.
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Her summons was answered by a tall, fair-haired young man.
Fiction book (1994) -
Even from a distance, you could see that the man was very tall, thin, and fair-haired, and the woman wore a suit and leaned on him too much.
Fiction book (1994) -
Irina Spalko, she was Stalin's fair-haired girl.
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He was considered the fair-haired child of the company, always receiving praise for his innovative ideas.
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As the fair-haired favorite of the director, she was given the best roles in every production.
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The fair-haired athlete consistently received preferential treatment from the coaches during practice.
Synonyms
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1.0
Liked more than other people or things
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2.8
Liked or chosen more than others
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5.3
A person treated as a favorite by someone in charge
Antonyms
How Favored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fair-haired began as a plain description: fair meant 'light' or 'beautiful', so fair-haired described someone with light hair. Because light hair was often seen as special or attractive, the phrase came to mean a person treated as a 'favorite' by people in power.