fairly

Questions about fairly

What does fairly mean?

fairly means "to certain extent or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fairly?

fairly has 2 syllables: fair-ly. The stress falls on "fair". In IPA it is /ˈfɛɹli/.

What is another word for fairly?

Close synonyms include reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of fairly?

The recorded antonyms are unfairly.

Is fairly a common word?

fairly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fairly?

1 word rhymes with fairly. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.