FAIR-WEATHER


Meaning of FAIR-WEATHER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: fair weather

1. : suitable for, done during, or made in fair weather

a fair-weather sail

2. : active, effective, suitable or loyal only during a time of prosperity or when no danger or hardship is involved

a fair-weather friend

our banking system was often spoken of as a fair-weather system — E.W.Kemmerer

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.