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.

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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. White as an adjective:

    Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    Examples:

    "Write in black ink on white paper."

  2. White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):

    Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):

    Designated for use by Caucasians.

    Examples:

    "'white drinking fountain;  white hospital"

  4. White as an adjective:

    Relatively light or pale in colour.

    Examples:

    "'white wine;  white grapes"

  5. White as an adjective:

    Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

  6. White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):

    Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

  7. White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):

    Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

  8. 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."

  9. White as an adjective:

    Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

  10. White as an adjective:

    Honourable, fair; decent.

  11. White as an adjective:

    Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

  12. White as an adjective (archaic):

    Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

  13. White as an adjective (obsolete):

    Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

  14. White as an adjective (politics):

    Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

  15. White as an adjective (of tea):

    Made from immature leaves and shoots.

  16. White as an adjective (typography):

    Not containing characters; see white space.

  17. 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"

  18. White as an adjective:

    Characterised by the presence of snow.

    Examples:

    "a white Christmas or white Easter"

  1. White as a noun:

    The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

  2. White as a noun:

    A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as a noun:

    The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

  4. White as a noun (anatomy):

    The sclera, white of the eye.

  5. White as a noun:

    Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

  6. White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):

    The cue ball in cue games.

  7. White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    White wine.

  8. White as a noun (slang, US):

    Cocaine

  9. 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.

  10. White as a noun:

    The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

  11. White as a noun:

    A white pigment.

    Examples:

    "Venice white"

  12. White as a noun (countable):

    Anything that is of the color white.

  13. White as a noun:

    The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

  1. White as a verb (transitive):

    To make white; to whiten; to bleach.