showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"
of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right"
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
immediately; "she called right after dinner"
an interjection expressing agreement
precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm"
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward