Oxford Dictionary English the fair sex nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌfeə ˈseks// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌfer ˈseks// (also the fairer sex) [singular + singular or plural verb] (old-fashioned) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultswomenSee the fair sex in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: the fair sex oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com