The difference between Fair and White
When used as nouns, fair means something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective), whereas white means the color/colour of snow or milk.
When used as verbs, fair means to smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface), whereas white means to make white.
When used as adjectives, fair means beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality, whereas white means bright and colourless.
Fair is also adverb with the meaning: clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fair and White
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Fair as an adjective:
Just, equitable.
Examples:
"He must be given a fair trial."
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Fair as an adjective:
Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
Examples:
"The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment."
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Fair as an adjective (nautical, of a wind):
Favorable to a ship's course.
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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"
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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"
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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.
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Fair as an adjective (baseball):
Between the baselines.
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Fair as an adjective (rugby, of a catch):
Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
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Fair as an adjective (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler):
Not a no-ball.
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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?"
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Fair as a noun (obsolete):
A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex'; also as a collective singular, women.
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Fair as a noun (obsolete):
Fairness, beauty.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Fair as a noun:
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
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Fair as a noun (obsolete):
Good fortune; good luck.
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Fair as a verb:
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
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Fair as a verb:
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
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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.
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Fair as a verb (obsolete):
To make fair or beautiful.
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Fair as an adverb:
clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
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Fair as a noun:
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
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Fair as a noun:
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
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Fair as a noun:
An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
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Fair as a noun:
A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
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White as an adjective:
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Examples:
"Write in black ink on white paper."
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White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):
Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
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White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):
Designated for use by Caucasians.
Examples:
"'white drinking fountain;  white hospital"
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White as an adjective:
Relatively light or pale in colour.
Examples:
"'white wine;  white grapes"
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White as an adjective:
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
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White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
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White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):
Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
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White as an adjective (board games, chess):
The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
Examples:
"The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass."
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White as an adjective:
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
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White as an adjective:
Honourable, fair; decent.
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White as an adjective:
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
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White as an adjective (archaic):
Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
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White as an adjective (obsolete):
Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
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White as an adjective (politics):
Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
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White as an adjective (of tea):
Made from immature leaves and shoots.
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White as an adjective (typography):
Not containing characters; see white space.
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White as an adjective (typography):
Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare .
Examples:
"Compare two Unicode symbols: mu ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; mu ☛ = BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX"
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White as an adjective:
Characterised by the presence of snow.
Examples:
"a white Christmas or white Easter"
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White as a noun:
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
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White as a noun:
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
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White as a noun:
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
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White as a noun (anatomy):
The sclera, white of the eye.
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White as a noun:
Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
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White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):
The cue ball in cue games.
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White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):
White wine.
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White as a noun (slang, US):
Cocaine
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White as a noun (archery):
The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
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White as a noun:
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
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White as a noun:
A white pigment.
Examples:
"Venice white"
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White as a noun (countable):
Anything that is of the color white.
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White as a noun:
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
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White as a verb (transitive):
To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
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- fair vs pretty
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