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How to pronounce fair
Say it like this: /ˈfeː/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does fair mean?
adjBeautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
“Monday's child is fair of face.”
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
“one's fair name”
Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
“She had fair hair and blue eyes.”
nounSomething which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
“When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?”
A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
“Love and Hymen, hand in hand, Come, restore the nuptial band! And sincere delights prepare To crown the hero and the fair.”
Fairness, beauty.
“My decayed fair”
verbTo smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
advClearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
Almost; to a great extent but not literally.
“"I'm fair moidered to know what to do wid him," she confessed to the rosy-cheeked Bridget one day.”
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