weather vs fair weather

fair weather vs weather

weather and fair weather both are nouns.

weather is an adjective but fair weather is not an adjective.

weather is a verb but fair weather is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weather	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
fair weather	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fair weather is a hyponym of weather; that is, fair weather is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weather:

weather: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
fair weather: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

Other hyponyms of weather include cold weather, sunshine, temperateness, scorcher, sultriness, thaw, thawing, warming, downfall, precipitation, wave, elements, air current, current of air, wind, atmosphere, atmospheric state, good weather, bad weather, inclemency, inclementness.

weather (noun)	fair weather (noun)
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation	moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

weather (adjective)	fair weather (adjective)
towards the side exposed to wind

weather (verb)	fair weather (verb)
change under the action or influence of the weather
cause to slope
sail to the windward of
face and withstand with courage

Difference between weather and fair weather

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