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# fair

noun (a fair, fairs); adjective (fair, fairer, fairest); adverb (fair — play fair)

«fair» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fair means equal and right for everyone, following the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m1)
2. A fair is a big outdoor event with rides, games, animals and food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m2)
3. Fair hair or skin is light in colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m3)
4. Fair weather is fine and dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m4)
5. Fair can mean quite good but not great. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m5)
6. Fair can also mean beautiful, used in old stories and poems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#m6)

### In the lessons

maths: a story setting with tickets and rides; or «fair share», meaning equal parts (divide equally); a fair test in science changes only one thing; a fair coin or dice gives each side the same chance; school: book fair, science fair; everyday life: play fair, take turns; phrases: «that's not fair», «fair and square»

### Examples

- Tickets to the fair cost $6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x1)
- He rode 4 rides at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x2)
- Is it fair if Tom gets 5 and Ann gets 3? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x3)
- They split the candy in a fair way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x4)
- We had a fair test for our plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x5)
- She has fair hair and blue eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x6)
- Our class went to the book fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x7)
- Play fair and take turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x8)
- "Hail, fair maiden!" says the hunter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/#x9)

### Note

As an event: numbers are tickets and costs. As «fair share»: divide equally. Trap: none special. Homophone: «fare», the price of a bus or train ticket.

## In Jewish tradition

Usually means beautiful or good-looking, not just fair in justice. In the Song of Songs it is a loving word for a beloved person.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the Song of Songs as a picture of the love between God and Israel, so "my fair one" is Israel.

### Examples

- And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon. (Torah GEN.39.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x1)
- And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon. (Torah GEN.29.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x2)
- that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose. (Torah GEN.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x3)
- Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. (Writings SNG.2.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x4)
- 'Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? (Writings SNG.6.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x5)
- How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! (Writings SNG.7.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/#x6)

### Note

As an event: numbers are tickets and costs. As «fair share»: divide equally. Trap: none special. Homophone: «fare», the price of a bus or train ticket.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fair.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fair.html) on Mova free.