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ADJECTIVE:
finˇer, finˇest
  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine writer.
  2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper.
    1. Free from impurities.
    2. Metallurgy Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine.
  4. Very sharp; keen: a blade with a fine edge.
  5. Thin; slender: fine hairs.
  6. Exhibiting careful and delicate artistry: fine china. See Synonyms at delicate.
  7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.
    1. Subtle or precise: a fine difference.
    2. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision; sensitive: has a fine eye for color.
  9. Trained to the highest degree of physical efficiency: a fine racehorse.
  10. Characterized by refinement or elegance.
  11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.
  12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: I'm fine. And you?
  13. Used as an intensive: a fine mess.
ADVERB:
  1. Finely.
  2. Informal Very well: doing fine.
tr. & intr.v.
fined, finˇing, fines
To make or become finer, purer, or cleaner.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fnis, end, supreme degree

OTHER FORMS:
fineness(Noun)


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