fair
–adjective
1.
free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision
2.
legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules
3.
moderately large; ample
4.
neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good
5.
marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising
6.
unobstructed; not blocked up
9.
without irregularity or unevenness
10.
free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character
11.
easy to read; clear
12.
pleasing in appearance; attractive
14.
courteous; civil
16.
in a fair manner
19.
straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting
20.
favorably; auspiciously
–noun
22.
Archaic. something that is fair.
23.
Archaic.
a.
a woman.
b.
a beloved woman.
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un⋅fair
–adjective
1.
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics
2.
disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting
un⋅fair⋅ness, noun
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"These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only.
This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have."
(Abraham Lincoln)
(Abraham Lincoln)
Painting by Johannes Vermeer
Fair And Unfair
The beautiful is fair. The just is fair.
Yet one is commonplace and one is rare,
One everywhere, one scarcely anywhere.
So fair unfair a world. Had we the wit
To use the surplus for the deficit,
We'd make a fairer fairer world of it.
Robert Francis
