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[4] collapse, crash, cropper, defeat, fizzle, nonsuccess

Antonyms

accomplishment, achievement, success

[6] dearth, deficiency, deficit, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarcity, shortage, want—more at DEFICIENCY

[8] bust, catastrophe, debacle, dud, fiasco, fizzle, flop, loser, washout

Antonyms

hit, smash, success, winner

1fain adjective 1 archaic : GLAD; also : INCLINED

2 : being obliged or compelled

2fain adverb 1 : with pleasure

2 : by preference

1faint adjective [ORIGIN: ME faint, feint, fr. OF, fr. faindre, feindre to feign, lose heart]

1 : COWARDLY, SPIRITLESS

2 : weak, dizzy, and likely to faint

3 : lacking vigor or strength : FEEBLE <~ praise>

4 : hardly perceptible : INDISTINCT, DIM

— faint·ly adverb

Synonyms

[3] delicate, feeble, frail, infirm, slight, soft, wasted, weak—more at WEAK

[4] bleary, dim, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, obscure, opaque, shadowy, unclear, vague

Antonyms

clear, definite

2faint verb : to lose consciousness

Synonyms

black out, pass out, swoon

Antonyms

come around, come round, come to, revive

3faint noun 1 : the action of fainting

2 : the condition of one who has fainted

Synonyms

blackout, knockout, swoon

faint·heart·ed adjective : lacking courage : TIMID

Synonyms

fearful, mousy, shy, skittish, timid—more at SHY

faint·ness noun : the quality or state of being faint; especially : a loss of strength or near loss of consciousness

Synonyms

debility, feebleness, frailty, infirmity, languor, weakness—more at WEAKNESS

1fair adjective 1 : pleasing in appearance : BEAUTIFUL

2 : superficially pleasing : SPECIOUS

3 : CLEAN, PURE

4 : CLEAR, LEGIBLE

5 : not stormy or cloudy

6 : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism : JUST

7 : conforming with the rules : ALLOWED; also : being within the foul lines <~ ball>

8 : open to legitimate pursuit or attack <~ game>

9 : giving promise of success or excellence : PROMISING, LIKELY

10 : favorable to a ship's course

11 : light colored

12 : of middling quality

13 : significant in size

— fair·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] attractive, beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty—more at BEAUTIFUL

[5] clear, cloudless, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

Antonyms

bleak, cloudy, overcast, stormy, sunless

[6] disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced

Antonyms

biased, partisan, prejudiced, unequal, unjust

[11] blond, flaxen, golden, sandy, straw—more at BLOND

[12] common, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so—more at MEDIOCRE

2fair adverb 1 : in a fair manner

2 chiefly British : FAIRLY 4

3fair noun 1 : a gathering of buyers and sellers at a stated time and place for trade

2 : a competitive exhibition (as of farm products)

3 : a sale of assorted articles usu. for a charitable purpose

4 : an exhibition designed to promote available or planned products or services

Synonyms

[1, 2, 3, 4] display, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, show—more at EXHIBITION

fair·ground noun : an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held

fair·ing noun : a structure for producing a smooth outline and reducing drag (as on an airplane)

fair·ly adverb 1 : HANDSOMELY

2 : in a manner of speaking <~ bursting with pride>

3 : without bias

4 : to a full degree or extent : PLAINLY, DISTINCTLY

5 : moderately well : SOMEWHAT, RATHER

Synonyms

enough, kind of, moderately, pretty, quite, rather, so-so, somewhat, sort of

fair–spo·ken adjective : pleasant and courteous in speech

fair–trade adjective : of, relating to, or being an agreement between a producer and a seller that branded merchandise will be sold at or above a specified price

— fair–trade verb

fair·way noun : the mowed part of a golf course between tee and green

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