Phrase guide

fair enough

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/ see fair for more variants
  • Received-Pronunciation: /fɛː-/ see fair for more variants
  • General-American: /fɛɚ‿ɪˈnʌf/
  • General-American: /-‿i-/
  • General-American: /-‿ə-/
  • Australian: /feːɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/
  • Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌf

1

phrase

Meaning 1

An expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You can play the exercises pretty well on piano, fair enough, but can you play the movement expressively?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: very well, I see

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: budiž — very well
  • Czech: fajn — very well
  • Dutch: heel goed — very well
  • Dutch: okay — very well
  • Dutch: daar kan ik in komen — very well
  • French: qu'à cela ne tienne — very well
  • French: d'accord — very well
  • French: certes — very well
  • French: soit — very well
  • German: na gut — very well
  • German: in Ordnung — very well
  • German: schön und gut — very well
  • German: prima so weit — very well
  • Hungarian: rendben van — very well
  • Hungarian: ám legyen — very well
  • Hungarian: az igaz — very well
  • Hungarian: eddig jó — very well
  • Hungarian: hát jó — very well
  • Hungarian: hát jól van — very well
  • Irish: ceart go leor — very well
  • Irish: maith go leor — very well
  • Italian: d'accordo — very well
  • Italian: va beh — very well
  • Italian: e sia — very well
  • Polish: zgoda — very well
  • Polish: w porządku — very well
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomchaidh gu leòr — very well