fairest
SayFAIR-istUS/ˈfɛɹɪst/UK/ˈfɛəɹɪst/
- 1Superlative of fair.
Of all the umpires that season, she delivered the fairest calls.
The mirror assured the queen that she remained the fairest in the land.
Note
The regular -est superlative, and it carries every meaning of fair with it, so the noun beside it does the choosing. The fairest calls or the fairest deal are the most just. The fairest skin or hair is the palest. The fairest in the land reaches back to the old sense, most beautiful, which is now archaic and literary; hence its fairy-tale ring. A sailor's fairest wind is the one most favorable to the course.
fairest is a form of fair
fair, adjective: Treating people in a way that is just and equitable. Full entry
- Spelling
- fair → fairest: add -est
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