| 【fair】 is a word-forming element usually meaning "fair" from Old English "fæger" from PIE *feyre "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fair"]
fair ****[992] Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.
fairly ****[1671] Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.
fairness ☆[4931] Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
unfair ***[2693] An unfair action or situation is not right or fair.
unfairly **[3910] unfair + ly
[WORD ROOT]root fair
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fair
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fæger
[MEANING]root fair
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fæger pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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fair ★★★★[992] adjective from fair
【DEFINITION】 Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; fair < fairer < fairest
【SYNONYM】 fine, equitable, reasonable, just
【ANTONYM】 unfair, dark
【ROOTs】 fair; fail
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【First Known Meaning】 pleasing to the sight
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
fairly ★★★★[1671] adverb from fair
【DEFINITION】 Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.
【SYNONYM】 quite
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fair; fair ⑵ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
fairness ☆[4931] noun from fair
【DEFINITION】 Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 equity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fair; fail ⑵ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
unfair ★★★[2693] adjective from unfair 〈 fair
【DEFINITION】 An unfair action or situation is not right or fair.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; unfair < unfairer < unfairest
【SYNONYM】 unjust, unequal
【ANTONYM】 fair
【COMPOSITION】 un + fair
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ fair; do, make
【Etymology】 《Old English unfægr》 unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable
【First Known Meaning】 unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable,
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfairly, unfairness, unfair
unfairly ★★[3910] adverb from fair
【DEFINITION】 unfair + ly
【COMPOSITION】 un + fairly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ fair; fair ⑶ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfairly, unfairness, unfair
Other words containing "fair"; fairway, unfairness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
examin-
every
ever
estim
esse, ess-
erg-, org-, urg-
equ
