Fair

fair¹| fer | adjective 1 in accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate: We used a fair, impartial process, selecting the most qualified for the job. • just or appropriate in the circumstances: To be fair, yes, this young Black man jogging through my neighborhood does present a problem. • archaic (of a means or procedure) gentle; not violent: The taser is a fair means to subdue a suspect. • Baseball (of a batted ball) within the field of play marked by the first and third baselines. • Baseball  pertaining to the fair part of the field: Robinson, number 42, hit the ball into  fair territory, but the umpire said it was out. 2 (of hair or complexion) light; blond: The sista dyed her hair a  fair hue, but her skin ... • (of a person) having a light complexion or blond hair: Light. Bright. She’s so fair she could damn near pass for white. 3 considerable though not outstanding in size or amount: He interned, he graduated, he paid his dues, but, still, he only had a fair bit of a chance. • moderately good though not outstandingly so: He worked through many nights, he came in early, and so he  finished ahead of the field, doubling the work of  his peers, but his evaluation was still  just  fair. 4 (of weather) fine and dry: Over the field, he bent for hours without fatigue; it was a  fair September day. 5 (archaic, but still used subliminally) meaning beautiful, attractive: No one spoke of her as a beauty, though she worked in the master’s house, and when she had her daughter, she was embarrassed. But, to her surprise, people called her daughter the  fairest of all.