Honest vs. Fair
Difference Between Honest and Fair
Honestadjective
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
We're the most honest people you will ever come across.Fairadjective
Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
Monday's child is fair of face.There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid.Honestadjective
(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
an honest account of events; honest reportingFairadjective
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
one's fair nameAfter scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher.Honestadjective
In good faith; without malice.
an honest mistakeFairadjective
Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
She had fair hair and blue eyes.Honestadjective
(of a measurement device) Accurate.
an honest scaleFairadjective
Just, equitable.
He must be given a fair trial.Honestadjective
Authentic; full.
an honest day's workFairadjective
Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.Honestadjective
Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
an honest dollarFairadjective
Favorable to a ship's course.
Honestadjective
Open; frank.
an honest countenanceFairadjective
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
a fair sky;a fair dayHonestadjective
(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
Fairadjective
Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
a fair mark;in fair sight;a fair viewHonestadjective
(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Fairadjective
(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.
Honestverb
(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
Fairadjective
(baseball) Between the baselines.
Honestadverb
(colloquial) Honestly; really.
It wasn’t my fault, honest.Fairnoun
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?Honestadjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;
honest lawyershonest reportingan honest wagehonest weightFairnoun
(obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
Honestadjective
without dissimulation; frank;
my honest opinionFairnoun
(obsolete) Fairness, beauty.
Honestadjective
worthy of being depended on;
a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust meFairnoun
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
Honestadjective
free from guile;
his answer was simple and honestFairnoun
(obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.
Honestadjective
without pretensions;
worked at an honest tradegood honest foodFairnoun
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
Honestadjective
habitually speaking the truth;
an honest mana veracious witnessFairnoun
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
Honestadjective
marked by truth;
gave honest answersFairnoun
An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
Fairnoun
A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
Fairverb
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
Fairverb
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
Fairverb
To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
Fairverb
(obsolete) To make fair or beautiful.
Fairadverb
clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
Fairnoun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
Fairnoun
gathering of producers to promote business;
world fairtrade fairbook fairFairnoun
a competitive exhibition of farm products;
she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fairFairnoun
a sale of miscellany; often for charity;
the church bazaarFairverb
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Fairadjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules;
a fair refereefair dealon a fair footinga fair fightby fair means or foulFairadjective
showing lack of favoritism;
the cold neutrality of an impartial judgeFairadjective
more than adequate in quality;
fair workFairadjective
not excessive or extreme;
a fairish incomereasonable pricesFairadjective
visually appealing;
our fair cityFairadjective
very pleasing to the eye;
my bonny lassthere's a bonny bay beyonda comely faceyoung fair maidensFairadjective
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines;
he hit a fair ball over the third base bagFairadjective
of no exceptional quality or ability;
a novel of average meritonly a fair performance of the sonatain fair healththe caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above averagethe performance was middling at bestFairadjective
attractively feminine;
the fair sexFairadjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
fair copya clean manuscriptFairadjective
free of clouds or rain;
today will be fair and warmFairadjective
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;
a fair complexionFairadverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating;
they played fairlyFairadverb
in a fair evenhanded manner;
deal fairly with one another
