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Meaning of fair

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fair
      adv 1: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
             cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fairly}, {fair},
             {clean}] [ant: {below the belt}, {unfairly}]
      2: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner;
         "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fairly}, {fair},
         {evenhandedly}]
      adj 1: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or
             deception; conforming with established standards or
             rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair
             footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn:
             {fair}, {just}] [ant: {unfair}, {unjust}]
      2: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable
         prices" [syn: {fair}, {fairish}, {reasonable}]
      3: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny
         bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn:
         {bonny}, {bonnie}, {comely}, {fair}, {sightly}]
      4: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair
         ball over the third base bag" [ant: {foul}]
      5: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average
         merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair
         health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre
         to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
         [syn: {average}, {fair}, {mediocre}, {middling}]
      6: attractively feminine; "the fair sex"
      7: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
         "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: {clean}, {fair}]
      8: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest
         wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: {honest}, {fair}]
      9: free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm"
      10: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair
          complexion"; [syn: {fair}, {fairish}]
      n 1: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of
           skill etc. [syn: {carnival}, {fair}, {funfair}]
      2: gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair";
         "trade fair"; "book fair"
      3: a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue
         ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
      4: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
         [syn: {bazaar}, {fair}]
      v 1: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

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