• Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. • Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. • Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin. • Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. • 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. • Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines. • 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. • Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc. • Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting. • Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen. • Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably. • Fairness, beauty. • A fair woman; a sweetheart. • Good fortune; good luck. • To make fair or beautiful. • To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines. • 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. • A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair. • A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.