Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairing

/ˈfɛɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: fair-ing
IPA: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.

Archaic

noun

A present, especially given by a lover.

Archaic

noun

Something that is deserved; one's deserts.

Archaic

noun

A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut.

verb

present participle and gerund of fair

noun

A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that streamlines it (i.e., produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag).

Example Sentences

"She told me she was on her way to the fair in Bolzano and assumed I was going there too. Should we meet there, I must buy her a fairing [translating Jahrmarkt]."
"[…] the ground […] was already being occupied by the “cheap Jacks,” with their green-covered carts and marvellous assortment of wares; and the booths of more legitimate small traders, with their tempting arrays of fairings and eatables; and penny peep-shows and other shows, containing pink-eyed ladies, and dwarfs, and boa-constrictors, and wild Indians."
"The fairing over the driving motion of this engine, and of the 4-6-2s, was removed subsequently, to give greater accessibility to the working parts."
"To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs."

Etymology

From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

fairings (plural)

Phrases

Cornish fairing get one's fairing

Homonyms

faring

Rhymes With

wearing sharing bearing caring death-bearing staring tearing daring pairing airing swearing glaring

Questions

How do you pronounce fairing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/.
What does fairing mean?: A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.
Where does fairing come from?: From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs.

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