Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FAIR'NESS, n.

1. Clearness; freedom from spots or blemishes; whiteness; as, the fairness of skin or complexion.
2. Clearness; purity; as, the fairness of water.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; as, the fairness of character or reputation.
4. Beauty; elegance; as, the fairness of form.
5. Frankness; candor; hence, honesty; ingenuousness; as, fairness in trade.
6. Openness; candor; freedom from disguise, insidiousness or prevarication; as, the fairness of an argument.
7. Equality of terms; equity; as, the fairness of a contract.
8. Distinctness; freedom from blots or obscurity; as, the fairness of hand-writing; the fairness of a copy.