【fair】 is a word-forming element
usually meaning "fair"
from Old English "fæger"
from PIE *feyre ""
[WORD ROOT]root fair
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fair
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fæger
[MEANING]root fair
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fæger pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]
fair, fairly, fairness, fairway, unfair, unfairly, unfairness
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
fair [adjective] from fair
【DEFINITION】 Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; fair < fairer < fairest
【SYNONYM】 fine, equitable, reasonable, just
【ANTONYM】 unfair, dark
【ROOTs】 fair; fail
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【First Known Meaning】 pleasing to the sight
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
fairly [adverb] from fair
【DEFINITION】 Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.
【SYNONYM】 quite
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fair; fair ⑵ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
fairness [noun] from fair
【DEFINITION】 Fairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and just.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 equity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fair; fail ⑵ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 fairish, fairly, fairness, fair
fairway [noun] from way
【DEFINITION】 The fairway on a golf course is the long strip of short grass between each tee and green.
【SYNONYM】 pretty
【COMPOSITION】 fair + way
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fair; fair ⑵ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
unfair [adjective] from unfair 〈 fair
【DEFINITION】 An unfair action or situation is not right or fair.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; unfair < unfairer < unfairest
【SYNONYM】 unjust, unequal
【ANTONYM】 fair
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ fair; do, make
【Etymology】 《Old English unfægr》 unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable
【First Known Meaning】 unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable,
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfairly, unfairness, unfair
unfairly [adverb] from fair
【DEFINITION】
【COMPOSITION】 un + fairly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ fair; fair ⑶ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fæger》 pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfairly, unfairness, unfair
unfairness [noun] from unfair 〈 fair
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ fair; do, make ⑶ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English unfægr》 unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfairly, unfairness, unfair
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
estim
esse, ess-
erg-, org-, urg-
equ
epi
electr-
ed-, es-, eder-
