Fair vs. White

Fairadjective

Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.

Fairadjective

Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

Fairadjective

Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.

Fairadjective

Just, equitable.

Fairadjective

Adequate, reasonable, or decent.

Fairadjective

Favorable to a ship's course.

Fairadjective

Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.

Fairadjective

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.

Fairadjective

(shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.

Fairadjective

(baseball) Between the baselines.

Fairnoun

Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).

Fairnoun

(obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.

Fairnoun

(obsolete) Fairness, beauty.

Fairnoun

A fair woman; a sweetheart.

Fairnoun

(obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.

Fairnoun

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

Fairnoun

An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.

Fairnoun

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

Fairnoun

A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).

Fairverb

To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).

Fairverb

To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).

Fairverb

To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.

Fairverb

(obsolete) To make fair or beautiful.

Fairadverb

clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably

Fairadjective

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

Fairadjective

Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.

Fairadjective

Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.

Fairadjective

Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; - said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.

Fairadjective

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; - said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.

Fairadjective

Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; - said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.

Fairadjective

Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; - said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.

Fairadjective

Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; - said of words, promises, etc.

Fairadjective

Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.

Fairadjective

Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.

Fairadverb

Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.

Fairnoun

Fairness, beauty.

Fairnoun

A fair woman; a sweetheart.

Fairnoun

Good fortune; good luck.

Fairnoun

A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.

Fairnoun

A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.

Fairnoun

A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.

Fairnoun

an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair.

Fairverb

To make fair or beautiful.

Fairverb

To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.

Fairnoun

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Fairnoun

gathering of producers to promote business;

Fairnoun

a competitive exhibition of farm products;

Fairnoun

a sale of miscellany; often for charity;

Fairverb

join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

Fairadjective

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules;

Fairadjective

showing lack of favoritism;

Fairadjective

more than adequate in quality;

Fairadjective

not excessive or extreme;

Fairadjective

visually appealing;

Fairadjective

very pleasing to the eye;

Fairadjective

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines;

Fairadjective

of no exceptional quality or ability;

Fairadjective

attractively feminine;

Fairadjective

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;

Fairadjective

free of clouds or rain;

Fairadjective

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

Fairadverb

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

Fairadverb

in a fair evenhanded manner;

Fairadjective

treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination

Fairadjective

just or appropriate in the circumstances

Fairadjective

(of a means or procedure) not violent

Fairadjective

(of hair or complexion) light; blonde

Fairadjective

(of a person) having a light complexion or hair

Fairadjective

considerable though not outstanding in size or amount

Fairadjective

moderately good

Fairadjective

complete; utter

Fairadjective

(of weather) fine and dry

Fairadjective

(of the wind) favourable

Fairadjective

beautiful

Fairadjective

(of words) specious despite being initially attractive

Fairadverb

without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage

Fairadverb

to a high degree

Fairnoun

a beautiful woman

Fairnoun

a gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment

Fairnoun

a periodic gathering for the sale of goods.

Fairnoun

an exhibition to promote particular products

Fairnoun

an annual competitive exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.

Fairverb

(of the weather) become fine

Fairverb

streamline (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) by adding fairings

Fair

A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.

Whiteadjective

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

Whiteadjective

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

Whiteadjective

Designated for use by Caucasians.

Whiteadjective

Relatively light or pale in colour.

Whiteadjective

Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

Whiteadjective

Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

Whiteadjective

(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

Whiteadjective

The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.

Whiteadjective

Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

Whiteadjective

Honourable, fair; decent.

Whiteadjective

Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

Whiteadjective

(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

Whiteadjective

(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

Whiteadjective

(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

Whiteadjective

(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.

Whiteadjective

(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.

Whiteadjective

(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol filled with color.

Whiteadjective

Characterised by the presence of snow

Whitenoun

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

Whitenoun

A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

Whitenoun

The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

Whitenoun

(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.

Whitenoun

Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

Whitenoun

The cue ball in cue games.

Whitenoun

White wine.

Whitenoun

Cocaine

Whitenoun

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

Whitenoun

The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

Whitenoun

A white pigment.

Whitenoun

(countable) Anything that is of the color white.

Whitenoun

The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

Whiteverb

(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

Whiteadjective

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; - the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.

Whiteadjective

Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.

Whiteadjective

Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.

Whiteadjective

Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.

Whiteadjective

Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.

Whiteadjective

Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.

Whitenoun

The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.

Whitenoun

Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.

Whitenoun

Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.

Whitenoun

A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.

Whitenoun

A white pigment; as, Venice white.

Whitenoun

Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

Whiteverb

To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

Whitenoun

a member of the Caucasoid race

Whitenoun

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Whitenoun

Australian writer (1912-1990)

Whitenoun

United States political journalist (1915-1986)

Whitenoun

United States architect (1853-1906)

Whitenoun

United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

Whitenoun

United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

Whitenoun

a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

Whitenoun

(board games) the lighter pieces

Whitenoun

(usually in the plural) trousers

Whiteverb

turn white;

Whiteadjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;

Whiteadjective

of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;

Whiteadjective

free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;

Whiteadjective

marked by the presence of snow;

Whiteadjective

restricted to whites only;

Whiteadjective

glowing white with heat;

Whiteadjective

benevolent; without malicious intent;

Whiteadjective

of a surface; not written or printed on;

Whiteadjective

(of coffee) having cream or milk added

Whiteadjective

dressed (or especially habited) in white;

Whiteadjective

(of hair) having lost its color;

Whiteadjective

ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion;

Whiteadjective

of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;

White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of fresh snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black.