fine

fine: fine¹ [fʌɪn]

adjective

1》 of very high quality.

    ↘satisfactory.

    ↘healthy and feeling well.

    ↘(of the weather) bright and clear.

    ↘(of speech or writing) sounding impressive but ultimately insincere: fine words.

    ↘(of gold or silver) containing a specified high proportion of pure metal.

2》 very thin: fine hair.

    ↘consisting of small particles.

    ↘of delicate or intricate workmanship.

    ↘subtle and therefore perceptible with difficulty: a fine distinction.

    ↘(of a faculty) sensitive and discriminating.

3》 Cricket behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the bowling.

noun (fines) very small particles found in mining or milling.

adverb

1》 informal in a satisfactory or pleasing manner.

2》 Cricket to a fine position.

verb

1》 clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment.

2》 (usu. fine something down or fine down) make or become thinner.

3》 (fine up) N. English & Austral./NZ informal (of the weather) become bright and clear.

Phrases

cut it (or things) fine allow a very small margin of time.

one's finer feelings one's conscience or sense of morality.

one's finest hour the time of one's greatest success.

not to put too fine a point on it speak bluntly.

Derivatives

finely adverb

fineness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. fin, based on L. finire (see finish).

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fine² [fʌɪn]

noun a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority.

verb punish by a fine.

Derivatives

fineable adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. fin 'end, payment', from L. finis 'end' (in med. L. denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit).

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fine³ [fi:n]

noun

1》 French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine.

2》 short for fine champagne.

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fine⁴ ['fi:neɪ]

noun Music the place where a piece of music finishes (when at the end of a repeated section rather than at the end of the score).

Origin

Ital., from L. finis 'end'.

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Synonyms:

Minute, small, little, comminuted, Defecate, purify, refine / Clear, pure, unadulterated / Showy, garish, gay, flashy, airy, sparkish, stilted, Mulct, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty / Slender, delicate, capillary, Amerce, mulct, impose a fine upon, punish by a fine / Light, of delicate material, of fine texture / Keen, sharp / Thin, subtile, tenuous, attenuated / Exquisite, nice, refined / Excellent, superior, very good / Brilliant, accomplished / Beautiful, handsome, splendid, elegant

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fine — [ fin ] n. f. • XIXe; de 2. fin ♦ Eau de vie de raisin de qualité supérieure. ⇒ cognac. Fine champagne (la Champagne désignant une région autour de Cognac). Une bouteille de fine. Verre de fine. Garçon, une fine ! Une fine à l eau. ⊗ HOM. Fines,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fine — (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fine — may be: * An adjective meaning attractive, sexy, physically attractive, beautiful etc.Legal* Fine (penalty), financial punishment * Fine of lands, an obsolete type of land conveyance * Fine on alienation, money paid to the lord by a tenant when… … Wikipedia
Fine — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anne Fine, britische Schriftstellerin Charles H. Fine, Professor und Buchautor David Fine (Musikmanager) (1929–2005), südafrikanischer Musikmanager David Fine (Schauspieler) (* 1955), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fine — FÍNE s.n. (livr.) Sfârşit. ♢ loc. adv. În fine = a) în sfârşit; b) în concluzie. – Din it. fine, fr. fin, enfin. Trimis de LauraGellner, 11.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 FÍNE s. 1. v. capăt. 2 … Dicționar Român
fine — Ⅰ. fine [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of very high quality. 2) satisfactory. 3) in good health and feeling well. 4) (of the weather) bright and clear. 5) (of a thread, filament, or hair) thin. 6) of delicate or intricate w … English terms dictionary
fine — fine1 [fīn] adj. finer, finest [ME fin < OFr < ML finus, for L finis, an end, limit: see FINISH] 1. Obs. finished; perfected 2. superior in quality; better than average; excellent; very good [a fine sample] 3. of exceptional character or… … English World dictionary
fine — 1 n [Anglo French fin fine & Medieval Latin finis end, boundary, agreement, payment for release or privilege, monetary penalty, from Latin finis end, boundary] 1: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense compare restitution 2: a forfeiture or… … Law dictionary
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FINE — was created in 1998 and is an informal association of the four main Fair Trade networks: *F Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) *I International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) *N Network of European Worldshops (NEWS!) and *E… … Wikipedia
fine — [adj1] excellent, masterly accomplished, aces*, admirable, attractive, beautiful, capital, choice, cool*, crack*, dandy*, elegant, enjoyable, exceptional, expensive, exquisite, fashionable, first class, first rate, first string, five star*, gilt… … New thesaurus

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