"fair-haired" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fair-haired [comparative], fairer-haired [comparative], most fair-haired [superlative], fairest-haired [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more|fairer-haired|sup2=fairest-haired}} fair-haired (comparative more fair-haired or fairer-haired, superlative most fair-haired or fairest-haired)
  1. Having fair hair. Synonyms: blond
    Sense id: en-fair-haired-en-adj-WzTm4Z1H
  2. Given special treatment as a favorite. Categories (topical): Hair colors Synonyms: blue-eyed
    Sense id: en-fair-haired-en-adj-k1G1aft7 Disambiguation of Hair colors: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fairhaired Derived forms: fair-haired boy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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