fairer

Adjective

fair (comparative fairer, superlative fairest)

1. (archaic, literary, original sense) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
   • Monday's child is fair of face.

   Synonyms:

   beautiful, pretty, lovely

2. Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
   • one's fair name

   Synonyms:

   pure, clean, neat

3. Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
   • She had fair hair and blue eyes.

   Synonyms:

   pale

   Antonyms:

   swarthy

4. Just.
   • He must be given a fair trial.

   Synonyms:

   honest, equitable, rightful, clean

5. Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
   • Their performance has been only fair.

   Synonyms:

   OK, okay

6. Favorable to a ship's course.
   • I shipped with them and becoming friends, we set forth on our venture, in health and safety; and sailed with a fair wind, till we came to a city called Madínat-al-Sín; […]1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Night 563”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a...

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