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Fair sex   /fɛr sɛks/   Listen
adjective
Fair  adj.  (compar. fairer; superl. fairest)  
1.
Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. "A fair white linen cloth."
2.
Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. "Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made."
3.
Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin. "The northern people large and fair-complexioned."
4.
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. "You wish fair winds may waft him over."
5.
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. "The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged."
6.
(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.
7.
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. "I would call it fair play."
8.
Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; said of words, promises, etc. "When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty."
9.
Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
10.
Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen. "The news is very fair and good, my lord."
Fair ball. (Baseball)
(a)
A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman.
(b)
A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; called also a fair hit.
Fair maid. (Zool.)
(a)
The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried.
(b)
The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). (Virginia)
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty,
Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice.
From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. (Colloq.)
The fair sex, the female sex.
Synonyms: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest; equitable; impartial; reasonable. See Candid.





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"Fair sex" Quotes from Famous Books



... exalted by this triumph, and incontestable proof of his popularity with the fair sex, quickly grew convivial, not to say uproarious; volunteering more than one song of no inconsiderable length, and regaling the social circle between-whiles with recollections of divers splendid women ...
— The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby • Charles Dickens
... were awaiting the arrival of some member of the fair sex, it hardly seemed the place for a love-tryst, this melancholy Zoological Gardens, misty, with the leaves falling, gradually baring the trees at the ...
— A Nest of Spies • Pierre Souvestre
... Schopenhauer, have earned rather a bad name for their views on women. It is almost impossible for one of them to write a line on the subject, however kindly he may do so, without being suspected of wishing to open a crusade against the fair sex. Despite the fact, therefore, that all Nietzsche's views in this respect were dictated to him by the profoundest love; despite Zarathustra's reservation in this discourse, that "with women nothing (that can be said) is impossible," and in the face of other overwhelming evidence to the ...
— Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None • Friedrich Nietzsche
... Here the military element is generally engrossed in an interminable game of Vint[1] (during the process of which a Jew civilian is mercilessly rooked), but our piano is a godsend and most Russian women are born musicians. So after dejeuner we join the fair sex, who beguile the hours with Glinka and Tchaikovsky until they can play and sing no more. By the way, no one ever knows the time of day and no one particularly wants to. Petersburg time is kept throughout the journey and the result is obvious. We occasionally find ourselves lunching at breakfast ...
— From Paris to New York by Land • Harry de Windt
... to whom they are indebted for the introduction of ices, which all the fair sex are passionately fond of?—To Catherine de' Medici. Will not this fact cover a multitude of sins committed by the instigator of St. ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


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