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feckless: She made only a faint-hearted attempt at
reconciliation.
fair° adj. 1 impartial, even-handed, disinterested, equitable, just,
unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, Colloq square: Judge Leaver
is known for his fair decisions. We are counting on your sense
of fair play. 2 honest, above-board, honourable, lawful,
trustworthy, legitimate, proper, upright, straightforward: He
won the trophy in a fair fight. 3 light, blond(e), fair-haired,
flaxen-haired, tow-headed, tow-haired; light-complexioned,
peaches and cream, rosy; unblemished, clear, spotless,
immaculate: She has fair hair and fair skin. 4 satisfactory,
adequate, respectable, pretty good, tolerable, passable, all
right, average, decent, middling, reasonable, comme ci, comme
‡a, not bad; mediocre, indifferent, Colloq so so, OK or okay:
The performance was fair but not outstanding. 5 favourable,
clear, sunny, fine, dry, bright, cloudless, pleasant, halcyon,
benign: Fair weather is promised for tomorrow's picnic. 6
unobstructed, open, clear, free: Every spectator has a fair
view of the football field. 7 attractive, good-looking,
handsome, comely, pretty, beautiful, pulchritudinous, lovely,
beauteous: Faint heart never won fair lady. 8 civil,
courteous, polite, gracious, agreeable: She was not deceived by
his fair words.
fairý n. fˆte, festival, kermis or kirmess, exhibition, exposition,
show; market, bazaar, mart, US exhibit: Ashby will judge the
sheep at the annual fair.
fairly adv. 1 quite, rather, pretty, somewhat, tolerably, adequately,
sufficiently, passably, moderately, Colloq sort of, kind of: I
thought that the singing was fairly good. 2 equitably,
impartially, justly, properly, honestly, objectively: Please
make certain that everyone is treated fairly. 3 absolutely,
totally, utterly, completely, positively, really, actually,
veritably, virtually: The crowd fairly cheered themselves
hoarse.
fairyland n. dreamland, wonderland, never-never land, happy valley,
paradise, cloud-land, enchanted forest, cloud-cuckoo-land,
Nephelococcygia, Shangri-La: Zuleika's thoughts are always off
somewhere in fairyland.