About The Word Fair-weather
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Fair-weather
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What's The Definition Of Fair-weather?
[n] moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fair-weather: sunshine | temperateness Related Terms | Find terms related to Fair-weather: age of Aquarius | bright side | brightness | broiling sun | calm weather | canicular days | cheerfulness | climate | clime | cold weather | dog days | era of prosperity | forces of nature | golden age | golden era | golden time | good times | good weather | halcyon days | heat wave | heaven | heyday | high summer | hot wave | hot weather | humid weather | macroclimate | microclimate | midday sun | midsummer | millennium | muggy weather | palmy days | piping times | prosperity | rainy weather | reign of Saturn | rosy era | Saturnia regna | Saturnian age | stormy weather | stuffy weather | sultry weather | summer | sunniness | sunny side | sunshine | sunshiny weather | the elements | utopia | vertical rays | warm weather | weather | windiness See Also | atmospheric condition | weather | weather condition Fair-weather In Webster's Dictionary \Fair"-weath`er\, a.
1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances
involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a
fair-weather voyage. --Pope.
2. Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous;
as, a fair-weather friend.
{Fair-weather sailor}, a make-believe or inexperienced
sailor; -- the nautical equivalent of {carpet knight}.
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