fair

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules

• “a fair referee”
• “fair deal”
• “on a fair footing”
• “a fair fight”
• “by fair means or foul”

showing lack of favoritism

• “the cold neutrality of an impartial judge”

more than adequate in quality

• “fair work”

not excessive or extreme

• “a fairish income”
• “reasonable prices”

visually appealing

• “our fair city”

very pleasing to the eye

• “my bonny lass”
• “there”
• “;”
• “;”

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

• “he hit a fair ball over the third base bag”

of no 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”

attractively feminine

• “the fair sex”

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• “fair copy”
• “a clean manuscript”

free of clouds or rain

• “today will be fair and warm”

(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

• “a fair complexion”

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

gathering of producers to promote business

• “world fair”
• “trade fair”
• “book fair”

a competitive exhibition of farm products

• “she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair”

a sale of miscellany; often for charity

• “the church bazaar”

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

• “they played fairly”

in a fair evenhanded manner

• “deal fairly with one another”