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If someone says, “That’s not fair!” they mean whatever happened wasn’t just or done in an unbiased way.
1a : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism a very fair person to do business with. b(1) : conforming with the established rules : allowed. (2) : consonant with merit or importance : due a fair share. c : open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule fair game.
If you describe someone or something as fair, you mean that they are average in standard or quality, neither very good nor very bad. … Someone who is fair, or who has fair hair, has light-colored hair.
In the US, a common reply to “it isn’t fair” is to reply something like, “I agree with you, but, on the other hand, life isn’t fair.” This statement tells the person that you agree that his situation isn’t fair, but that there is also nothing that can be done about it, and unfair things happen to all of us, so you can …
is that fair is clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably while good is (nonstandard) well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. … Nature of the copyrighted work: This factor analyzes the degree to which the work that was used relates to copyright’s purpose of encouraging creative expression.
The definition of fair is someone or something that is light in color, attractive, honest or clear and sunny. An example of fair is blonde hair. An example of fair is a beautiful woman. An example of fair is an unbiased judge.
The etymology of the word “fair” derives from the Latin feriae, meaning days of holiday, rest and feasting.
A fair-minded person always tries to be fair and reasonable, and always listens to other people’s opinions. She is one of the most fair-minded people I know. Synonyms: impartial, just, fair, reasonable More Synonyms of fair-minded.
Written by Karin Thebus, Psy. D. We have all heard it and probably have all said it at one time or another, “Well, life is not fair.” It is the automatic response we give to ourselves or another when what we think or believe should happen, or when something that has happened, is not “fair.”
Fair enough is like admitting something is reasonable or makes sense. OK can mean the same thing. However fair enough might be used to admit you were wrong or something might be a better option.
As adjectives the difference between decent and fair
is that decent is (obsolete) appropriate; suitable for the circumstances while fair is beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
adjective. unbiased, above board, equitable, even-handed, honest, impartial, just, lawful, legitimate, proper, unprejudiced. light, blond, blonde, fair-haired, flaxen-haired, towheaded. respectable, adequate, average, decent, moderate, O.K., okay (informal), passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable.
Public Domain. When material is copyrighted, any use that is not considered fair use is violating copyright laws. For example, if a teacher reprints an entire copyrighted textbook because her budget does not allow her to buy a copy for each student, the textbook owner can bring an infringement lawsuit against her.
Examples of fair use in United States copyright law include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, and scholarship. Fair use provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work under a four-factor test.
What is fair use? Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder for purposes such as criticism, parody, news reporting, research and scholarship, and teaching.
noun. (With possessive pronoun) a woman who is the object of one’s love or devotion (especially with allusion to chivalrous love); a man’s wife or partner; now somewhat archaic.
‘Fair lady’ means a man’s female love interest, whether or not he is married to her.
1 archaic A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried one. ‘two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden’
Fair also describes something as being done according to the rules or as being neither good nor bad. Fair has many other senses as an adjective, adverb, verb, and noun. If something is fair, it does not favor one side or the other.
Children usually think that “fair” and “equal” mean the same thing, but they do not. Fair means that everyone gets what they need or deserve while equal means that everyone gets the same regardless of need.
Fairness is a lot more than we think. It is not only making sure that everyone is treated the same. It encourages, respect, responsibility, leadership, trust and a life that matters. … If you do this people will respect and trust you.
This shows that yes, it is possible to get fair colored skin. One cannot get such results only with makeup, so developing a fair skin complexion is possible, but it is a gradual process. There are several advanced skin treatments which are dermatologically-approved, but they are also very costly.
Oscar Wilde – Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good…
We suffer because of the idea that life was meant to be painless and things should go smoothly as it is. You don’t expect life to be fair to you because you are a good person or you work so hard. … Life has its own rules, it’s complicated and not the same for everyone.
Quote by Charles J. Sykes: “Life is not fair; get used to it.”