fair-weather

[ fair-weth-er ]

/ ˈfɛərˌwɛð ər /

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adjective

used in or intended for fair weather only.

weakening or failing in time of trouble: His fair-weather friends left him when he lost his money.

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Origin of fair-weather

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby fair-weather

fair use, Fairview, Fairview Heights, Fairview Park, fairway, fair-weather, fair-weather friend, fairy, fairy bluebird, fairy cycle, fairyfloss

Other definitions for fair-weather (2 of 2)

Fairweather

[ fair-weth-er ]

/ ˈfɛərˌwɛð ər /

noun

Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 15,292 feet (4,660 meters).

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How to use fair-weather in a sentence

Fairweather expects more new listings to make for a more balanced market and more home sales.
Experts predict what the 2021 housing market will bring|Kathy Orton|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
Fairweather anticipates more new homes will be built next year than in any year since 2006.
Experts predict what the 2021 housing market will bring|Kathy Orton|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
Although mortgage rates will remain low primarily due to a sluggish global economic recovery, Fairweather sees them moving higher to around 3 percent.
Experts predict what the 2021 housing market will bring|Kathy Orton|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
Frustrating as regulars find these fair-weather exercise interlopers, they were also all beginners once, he says.
How to Survive the New Year ‘Gympocalypse’|Tim Teeman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Turkey has been a fair weather ally against ISIS and al-Nusra as well.
Exclusive: Turkey OK’s American Drones to Fight ISIS|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This entails letting go, lightly, of fair-weather friendships that no longer serve you.
Zodiac Beast: April 24-30|Starsky + Cox|April 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She was not a fair-weather friend, and since Jennie was good enough to offer her a home she felt she ought to go at once.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The glow at evening is generally followed by fair weather the next day; but the fair weather is not an effect of a clear sunset.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The pass over the mountains is circuitous and steep, but in fair weather persons travel on the road along the shore.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
If fair throughout, and rain at the change, the fair weather will probably return at the fourth or fifth day.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
When, with returning fair weather, the atmospheric pressure increases, the water can no longer bulge or drop out of the bulb.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fair-weather (1 of 2)

fair-weather

adjective

suitable for use in fair weather only

not reliable or present in situations of hardship or difficulty (esp in the phrase fair-weather friend)

British Dictionary definitions for fair-weather (2 of 2)

Fairweather

/ (ˈfɛəˌwɛðə) /

noun

Mount Fairweather a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)

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