The difference between Fair and Pale

When used as nouns, fair means something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective), whereas pale means paleness.

When used as verbs, fair means to smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface), whereas pale means to turn pale.

When used as adjectives, fair means beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality, whereas pale means light in color.

Fair is also adverb with the meaning: clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.

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  1. Fair as an adjective (literary, _, or, _, archaic):

    Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.

    Examples:

    "Monday's child is fair of face."

    "There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid."

  2. Fair as an adjective:

    Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

    Examples:

    "one's fair name"

    "After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher."

  3. Fair as an adjective:

    Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.

    Examples:

    "She had fair hair and blue eyes."

  4. Fair as an adjective:

    Just, equitable.

    Examples:

    "He must be given a fair trial."

  5. Fair as an adjective:

    Adequate, reasonable, or decent.

    Examples:

    "The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment."

  6. Fair as an adjective (nautical, of a wind):

    Favorable to a ship's course.

  7. Fair as an adjective:

    Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.

    Examples:

    "a fair sky;  a fair day"

  8. Fair as an adjective:

    Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.

    Examples:

    "a fair mark;  in fair sight;  a fair view"

  9. Fair as an adjective (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.

  10. Fair as an adjective (baseball):

    Between the baselines.

  11. Fair as an adjective (rugby, of a catch):

    Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.

  12. Fair as an adjective (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler):

    Not a no-ball.

  1. Fair as a noun:

    Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).

    Examples:

    "When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?"

  2. Fair as a noun (obsolete):

    A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex'; also as a collective singular, women.

  3. Fair as a noun (obsolete):

    Fairness, beauty.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  4. Fair as a noun:

    A fair woman; a sweetheart.

  5. Fair as a noun (obsolete):

    Good fortune; good luck.

  1. Fair as a verb:

    To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).

  2. Fair as a verb:

    To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).

  3. Fair as a verb:

    To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.

  4. Fair as a verb (obsolete):

    To make fair or beautiful.

  1. Fair as an adverb:

    clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably

  1. Fair as a noun:

    A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

  2. Fair as a noun:

    An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.

  3. Fair as a noun:

    An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

  4. Fair as a noun:

    A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).

  1. Pale as an adjective:

    Light in color.

    Examples:

    "I have pale yellow wallpaper."

    "She had pale skin because she didn't get much sunlight."

  2. Pale as an adjective (of human skin):

    Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

    Examples:

    "His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death."

  3. Pale as an adjective:

    Feeble, faint.

    Examples:

    "He is but a pale shadow of his former self."

  1. Pale as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn pale; to lose colour.

  2. Pale as a verb (intransitive):

    To become insignificant.

  3. Pale as a verb (transitive):

    To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

  1. Pale as a noun (obsolete):

    Paleness; pallor.

  1. Pale as a noun:

    A wooden stake; a picket.

  2. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

  3. Pale as a noun (by extension):

    Limits, bounds (especially before ).

  4. Pale as a noun:

    The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

  5. Pale as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

  6. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction. The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction. The territory around under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries). A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.

  7. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

  8. Pale as a noun:

    A cheese scoop.

  9. Pale as a noun:

    A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spencer"

  1. Pale as a verb:

    To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

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