Dark
Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Fair
Fair adjective - Of light complexion.
Usage example: fair people tend to sunburn easily
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Although Daisy's hair is described in contrasting terms in the book, either as fair or dark.
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Most of the books will have at least one choice determined by something random the book asks you such as what day of the week it is, what month you were born, whether you have fair or dark hair, or are right or left-handed, etc.
- In a similar case, in The Lord of the Rings, while they are not humans, the orcs are often referred to as dark and swarthy while the heroic elves are usually described as fair or light-skinned.
Source: Fair for Its Day
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Fair and Dark. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dark/fair
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