" fair "

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1: Adjective. Comparative, fairer; Superlative, fairest

  * e.g.,  ... -A fair-minded, fair-haired fair maid proved that her heart, mind, and soul were as fair as her body. 

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2: Original meaning is "beautiful", "elegant", "attractive". Derived from Old English "faeger" and Old Norse "fagr", and from proto-Germanic "fagraz" ("suitable", "fitting", "nice"). Applies to the weather as well as to physical beauty.

  * e.g.,  ... -Ten dollars off of the usual price? Sounds fair. 

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3: Since the nobility in England generally defined what beauty was, and since the nobility were pale because they were rich enough that they didn't have to work under the sun, "fair" took on the connotation of "pale" or "bright" in color; fair-haired, fair-skinned, etc.

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4: Through loosening of the meaning of the word, "fair" also came to mean "just", "equitable", as in "a fair trial".

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1: Similar to "true" or "good point" or "an astute observation"

  * e.g.,  ... Chatter 1: Homeland is often implausible. 

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1: Not to be confused with equal.

  * e.g.,  ... Annoying Kid: That's not fair! Why don't I get candy? Realist Kid: You know it's cuz that person knows you're annoying. That's very fair. 

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1: According to most South-West Asians: Having a good, clear complexion.

  * e.g.,  ... I like beautiful, fair girls. 

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2:  A fair-skinned person is considered attractive regardless of whether that person has a symmetrical face or a healthy figure. I've noticed that certain people who would not be considered attractive in the United States are considered beautiful here because of their light skin. The flipside is that some who are considered unattractive because of darker skin would be considered attractive in countries outside of India. The equation is simple: in India, light skin equals beauty.

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3: A single doctor who advertises himself as "tall, dark and

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4: handsome" would get far more attention from women than

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5: a single writer who's "tall, fair and unemployed."

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1:  Just, right, as opposed to one-sided and biased.

  * e.g.,  ...  "Oh Knights of Ni, you are just and fair!" 

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2:  Mediocre, not bad but not good.

  * e.g.,  ...  "You did fairly on the test. Try to study next time." 

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3:  Pale, of light color. Applied to hair, it signifies blonde.

  * e.g.,  ...  "The sprite darted through the forest, her fair hair streaming behind her." 

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4:  Beautiful, especially applied to women.

  * e.g.,  ... "Fair hair" usually signifies blonde hair. Still, used loosely, it can mean all shades of blond, a few lighter shades of red hair, and light brown hair. 

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1: what life isn't

  * e.g.,  ... life isn't fair.. 

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1: Adverb: Very, decently, quite, pretty

  * e.g.,  ... The surf is fair good ay 

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1: 1) A term used when the listener of a conversation has no interest what so ever in what you have to say but thinks you should care about what they say.

  * e.g.,  ... 1) "That movie was great" 

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2: 2)A term used by the socially inept to destroy a convasation

  * e.g.,  ... "It was ok they could have improved it by (whatever)" 

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1: Abbreviated term for a "fair fight." One-on-one fight, no help, no weapons.

  * e.g.,  ... Tell your boys to stay out of this, I want a fair. 

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1: Advantageous to me.

  * e.g.,  ... I thought it was fair that I got half the cake and my friends split the other half. I lost the job to someone smarter, better-qualified, and harder-working than me. That is so not fair.