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unfair
What does unfair mean?
unfair (adjective): not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use unfair in a sentence?
- It was an unfair trial. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce unfair?
/ʌnˈfɛɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unfair come from?
From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”), from Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of unfair?
What are antonyms of unfair?
Words related to unfair
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “unfair” mean?
liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired
Not quite: that's what popular means.
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
Right! That's what “unfair” means.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory
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Which word is closest in meaning to “unfair”?
public
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unjust
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entire
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strong
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