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| 1. | [ adjective ] superior to the average | |
| Synonyms: | good | |
| Examples: | "in fine spirits" "a fine student" "made good grades" "morale was good" "had good weather for the parade" |
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| Related terms: | superior | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] superior in skill or ability or accomplishment | |
| Examples: | "a fine violinist" "a fine athlete" "a fine mind" "the scupture showed the fine hand of a master" "a fine performance" |
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| Related terms: | skilled | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | all_right okay o.k. ok hunky-dory | |
| Examples: | "an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine" "another minute I'd have |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism satisfactory | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | all_right o.k. okay all-right ok | |
| Examples: | "an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine" |
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| Related terms: | satisfactory | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] minutely precise especially in differences in meaning | |
| Examples: | "a fine distinction" |
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| Related terms: | precise | |
| 6. | [ adverb ] sentence-initial expression of agreement | |
| Synonyms: | all_right very_well OK alright | |
| 7. | [ verb ] impose a fine on | |
| Synonyms: | mulct | |
| Examples: | "he was fined for littering" |
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| Related terms: | levy | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (used ironically) unexpectedly bad | |
| Synonyms: | pretty | |
| Examples: | "a pretty mess" "a pretty kettle of fish" |
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| Related terms: | irony bad | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] being in good health | |
| Synonyms: | all_right | |
| Examples: | "he's feeling all right again" "I'm fine, how are you?" |
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| Related terms: | well | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] very thin in gauge or diameter | |
| Synonyms: | tenuous | |
| Examples: | "a tenuous thread" |
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| Related terms: | thin | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment | |
| Examples: | "fine wine" "looking fine in her Easter suit" "a fine gentleman" "fine china and crystal" "a fine violinist" "the fine hand of a master" |
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| Related terms: | elegant | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles | |
| Examples: | "wood with a fine grain" "fine powdery snow" "fine rain" "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave" "covered with a fine film of dust" |
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| Related terms: | coarse fine-grained powdered close-grained small close-grained close floury dustlike nongranular superfine smooth texture | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (law) the act of imposing a fine | |
| Synonyms: | fining | |
| Related terms: | punishment | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] of delicate composition and artistry | |
| Synonyms: | dainty exquisite | |
| Examples: | "a dainty teacup" "an exquisite cameo" |
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| Related terms: | delicate | |
| 15. | [ adverb ] in a delicate manner | |
| Synonyms: | delicately exquisitely finely | |
| Examples: | "finely shaped features" "her fine drawn body" |
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| Related terms: | delicate dainty delicate dainty | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] of superior grade | |
| Synonyms: | choice select prime quality prize | |
| Examples: | "choice wines" "prime beef" "prize carnations" "quality paper" "select peaches" |
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| Related terms: | superior | |
| 17. | [ adjective ] thin in thickness or diameter | |
| Examples: | "a fine film of oil" "fine hairs" "read the fine print" |
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| Related terms: | small thin | |
| 18. | [ adverb ] in a superior and skilled manner | |
| Synonyms: | finely | |
| Examples: | "the soldiers were fighting finely" |
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| 19. | [ adjective ] (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining | |
| Synonyms: | beautiful | |
| Examples: | "a fine summer evening" |
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| Related terms: | pleasant | |
| 20. | [ verb ] (law) issue a ticket or a fine to | |
| Synonyms: | ticket | |
| Examples: | "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street" "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" |
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| Related terms: | book amerce | |
| 21. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3297 | |
| 22. | [ adjective ] trained to the highest degree of physical excellence | |
| Examples: | "a fine racehorse" |
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| Related terms: | trained | |
| 23. | [ adjective ] (metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity | |
| Synonyms: | f. | |
| Examples: | "gold 21 carats fine" |
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| Related terms: | metallurgy pure | |
| 24. | [ adjective ] able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive | |
| Synonyms: | discerning | |
| Examples: | "discerning taste" "a discerning eye for color" |
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| Related terms: | discriminating | |
| 25. | [ noun ] (business) money extracted as a penalty | |
| Synonyms: | amercement mulct | |
| Related terms: | penalty library_fine amerce | |
| Similar spelling: |
fin Finnie Finney Finn Fiona Fino Fini Fina |
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