fair-weather

adjective

fair-weath·​er ˈfer-ˌwe-t͟hər 

1

: loyal only during a time of success

a fair-weather friend

2

: suitable for or done during fair weather

a fair-weather sail

Examples of fair-weather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fair-weather waterspout forms over water. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026

There were the longtime Democratic allies who became fair-weather friends. — Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Please come back my fair-weather friends. — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026

Today, 14 years after that promise (and many subsequent ones by Elon Musk), fully autonomous vehicles remain a limited experiment, available in only a small number of fair-weather cities. — Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for fair-weather

• together
• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether
• altogether