fair

  • 31Fair — (F. Head, spr. Fähr Hedd), Vorgebirg an der Nordostküste der Grafschaft Antrim in der irischen Provinz Ulster; 1535 Fuß hoch …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 32Fair [1] — Fair (engl., spr. fǟr), Markt, Messe, besonders der mit einem ehemaligen Kirchweihtag verbundene Markt, dann dieser selbst (F. day) mit den an ihm haftenden Festlichkeiten …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 33Fair [2] — Fair (engl., spr. fǟr, »schön«), in der Turfsprache angemessen, passend, z. B. ein faires Jagdterrain; auch soviel wie gentlemanlike, d. h. ehrenhaft, z. B. faire Handlungsweise …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 34Fair — (engl., spr. fähr), angemessen, ehrenhaft …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 35Fair —    FAIR, an island, forming part of the parish of Dunrossness, in the county of Shetland; and containing 232 inhabitants. It lies between the Orkney and Shetland groups, and is about three miles in length and nearly two in breadth, rising into… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 36fair — [fɛ:ɐ̯ ] <englisch> (gerecht; anständig; den Regeln entsprechend); ein faires Spiel …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 37fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38fair — 1 adjective 1 REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE a situation, system, or way of treating people that is fair seems reasonable and acceptable: a fair wage for the job | Who said life was fair? | Everyone should have the right to a fair trial. | it is fair… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39fair — fair1 fairness, n. /fair/, adj., fairer, fairest, adv., fairer, fairest, n., v. adj. 1. free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge. 2. legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair… …

    Universalium

  • 40fair — fair1 [ fer ] adjective *** ▸ 1 treating all equally ▸ 2 reasonable/morally right ▸ 3 not bad but not very good ▸ 4 pleasant and not raining ▸ 5 light in color ▸ 6 likely to be correct ▸ 7 beautiful ▸ 8 when size etc. is large ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English