fair-weather
adjective/ˈfeə weðə(r)/
/ˈfer weðər/
[only before noun] (disapproving)- (of people) behaving in a particular way or doing a particular activity only when it is pleasant for them
- a fair-weather friend (= somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFair-weather is used with these nouns:- friend
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
fair-weather