Nice vs. Fair — What's the Difference?

Nice ( NEESS, French: [nis]; Nissard Occitan: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department. The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 million on an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi).

A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive

Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination

(especially of a difference) slight or subtle

(of hair or complexion) light; blonde

Fastidious; scrupulous.

Considerable though not outstanding in size or amount

A resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).

(of weather) fine and dry

Pleasing and agreeable in nature

Beautiful

Having a pleasant or attractive appearance

Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness

To a high degree

Of good character and reputation; respectable.

A beautiful woman

Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.

A gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle

A periodic gathering for the sale of goods.

Done with delicacy and skill

(of the weather) become fine

Used as an intensive with and

Streamline (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) by adding fairings

Wanton; profligate

Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.

Affectedly modest; coy

Light in color, especially blond

Pleasant, satisfactory.

Of light complexion

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

Free of clouds or storms; clear and sunny

Respectable; virtuous.

Free of blemishes or stains; clean and pure

Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.

Promising; likely

Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly

Having or exhibiting a disposition that is free of favoritism or bias; impartial

(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

Just to all parties; equitable

Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

Being in accordance with relative merit or significance

(dated) Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.

Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics

(obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

Moderately good; acceptable or satisfactory

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

Superficially true or appealing; specious

(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

Lawful to hunt or attack

(obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

(Archaic) Free of all obstacles.

(colloquial) Nicely.

In a proper or legal manner

Used to signify a job well done.

Directly; straight

Used to signify approval.

To join (pieces) so as to be smooth, even, or regular

Niceness.

(Archaic) A beautiful or beloved woman.

To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

(Obsolete) Loveliness; beauty.

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

A gathering for the buying and selling of goods, often held at a particular time and place; a market

Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.

An exhibition of home or farm products and skills, usually with competitions and entertainments

Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.

An exhibition intended to inform people about a product or business opportunity

Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.

An event, usually for the benefit of a charity or public institution, including entertainment and the sale of goods; a bazaar

Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.

Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.

Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.

Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.

Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.

Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.

Just, equitable.

Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.

Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.

A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Favorable to a ship's course.

Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance;

Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.

Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.

Done with delicacy and skill;

(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.

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;

(baseball) Between the baselines.

Noting distinctions with nicety;

Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness;

Not a no ball.

(statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.

Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).

(obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.

(obsolete) Fairness, beauty.

A fair woman; a sweetheart.

(obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).

(transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).

(transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).

To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.

(transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.

To make fair or beautiful.

Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.

Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.

Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; - said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; - said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.

Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; - said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.

Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; - said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.

Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; - said of words, promises, etc.

Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.

Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.

Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.

Fairness, beauty.

A fair woman; a sweetheart.

Good fortune; good luck.

A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.

A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.

A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.

An exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair.

To make fair or beautiful.

To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.

A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Gathering of producers to promote business;

A competitive exhibition of farm products;

A sale of miscellany; often for charity;

Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules;

Showing lack of favoritism;

More than adequate in quality;

Not excessive or extreme;

Visually appealing;

Very pleasing to the eye;

(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines;

Of no exceptional quality or ability;

Attractively feminine;

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;

Free of clouds or rain;

(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;

In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating;

In a fair evenhanded manner;