Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter.
One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.
To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind.
To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a debate.
To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.
To preside as a moderator.
Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; - said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; - said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; - said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; - said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; - said of words, promises, etc.
Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
Fairness, beauty.
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
Good fortune; good luck.
A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.
A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.
A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics’ fair; an agricultural fair.
an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World’s Fair.
To make fair or beautiful.
To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel’s lines.
