Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fair

 I. adjective  Etymology: Middle English fager, ~, from Old English f?ger; akin to Old High German fagar beautiful  Date: before 12th century  1. pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality  2. superficially pleasing ; specious she trusted his ~ promises  3.  a. clean, pure ~ sparkling water  b. clear, legible  4. not stormy or foul ; fine ~ weather  5. ample a ~ estate  6.  a. marked by impartiality and honesty ; free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism a very ~ person to do business with  b.  (1) conforming with the established rules ; allowed  (2) consonant with merit or importance ; due a ~ share  c. open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule ~ game  7.  a. promising, likely in a ~ way to win  b. favorable to a ship's course a ~ wind  8. archaic free of obstacles  9. not dark ~ skin  10.  a. sufficient but not ample ; adequate a ~ understanding of the work  b. moderately numerous, large, or significant takes a ~ amount of time  11. being such to the utmost ; utter a ~ treat to watch him — New Republic  • ~ness noun Synonyms:  ~, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. ~ implies an elimination of one's own feelings, prejudices, and desires so as to achieve a proper balance of conflicting interests a ~ decision. just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper a just settlement of territorial claims. equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned the equitable distribution of the property. impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice an impartial third party. unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice your unbiased opinion. dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment a dispassionate summation of the facts. objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings I can't be objective about my own child.  Synonym: see in addition beautiful.  II. noun  Date: before 12th century  1. obsolete beauty, ~ness  2. something that is ~ or fortunate  3. archaic woman; especially sweetheart  III. adverb  Date: before 12th century  1. in a ~ manner play ~  2. chiefly British ~ly 3 ~ makes you want to cry  IV. verb  Date: 1819  intransitive verb of the weather clear  transitive verb to join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly  V. noun  Etymology: Middle English feire, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin feria weekday, ~, from Late Latin, festal day, from Latin feriae (plural) holidays — more at feast  Date: 13th century  1. a gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for trade  2.  a. a competitive exhibition usually with accompanying entertainment and amusements an agricultural ~  b. an exhibition designed to acquaint prospective buyers or the general public with a product a book ~  c. an exposition that promotes the availability of services or opportunities health ~s job ~s  3. a sale of assorted articles usually for a charitable purpose