Fairfield

name

name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A number of places in Australia:; A local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Fairfield City Council.
  • Grammar: fairfield is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: beautiful, location name, lovely, picturesque.
  • Useful contrasts: ugly, unattractive, unpleasant.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in Australia:; A local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Fairfield City Council. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area and the Fairfield council area, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb in north-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; An eastern suburb of Buxton, High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0673). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in England:; A suburb in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4119). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in England:; A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8211). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in England:; A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9097). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in England:; A village in Belbroughton parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9475). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Evesham, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0342). countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in England:; A settlement next to Wolverley in Wolverley and Cookley parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8279). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Solano County, California. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Camas County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Somerset County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Freestone County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fairfield Township. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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beautifullocation namelovelypicturesqueplace namepleasant

Common questions

What does "fairfield" mean?

A number of places in Australia:; A local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Fairfield City Council.

What is a synonym for "fairfield"?

Common synonyms include: beautiful, location name, lovely, picturesque, place name, pleasant.

Etymology

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

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