Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fair | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
average | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
fair (noun) | average (noun) |
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a sale of miscellany; often for charity | a statistic describing the location of a distribution |
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. | an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual |
a competitive exhibition of farm products | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities |
gathering of producers to promote business |
fair (adjective) | average (adjective) |
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(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines | lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered |
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules | around the middle of a scale of evaluation |
very pleasing to the eye | lacking exceptional quality or ability |
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored | relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values) |
free of clouds or rain | approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value |
gained or earned without cheating or stealing | relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution |
attractively feminine | |
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections | |
not excessive or extreme | |
lacking exceptional quality or ability |
fair (verb) | average (verb) |
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join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly | compute the average of |
achieve or reach on average | |
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain |
fair (adverb) | average (adverb) |
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without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner | |
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating |