FAIRING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

Example: fair copy; a clean manuscript

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

not excessive or extreme

Example: a fairish income; reasonable prices

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

lacking exceptional quality or ability

Example: 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

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

very pleasing to the eye

Example: my bonny lass; there's a bonny bay beyond; a comely face; young fair maidens

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

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

Example: a fair complexion

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free of clouds or rain

Example: today will be fair and warm

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Adjective

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

Example: he hit a fair ball over the third base bag

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Adjective

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception

Example: conforming with established standards or rules; a fair referee; fair deal; on a fair footing; a fair fight; by fair means or foul

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

gained or earned without cheating or stealing

Example: an honest wage; an fair penny

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Noun

a sale of miscellany

Example: often for charity; the church bazaar

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Noun

a traveling show

Example: having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Noun

a competitive exhibition of farm products

Example: she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Noun

gathering of producers to promote business

Example: world fair; trade fair; book fair

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Adverb

without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

Example: deal fairly with one another

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Adverb

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

Example: they played fairly

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly