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| 1. | [ adjective ] used of persons and their behavior; cultivated and genteel | |
| Examples: | "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship" "refined people with refined taste" |
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| Related terms: | unrefined civilized civilised debonair dainty finespun ladylike gentlemanlike well-bred overrefined well-bred couth civilized polished elegant fastidious gracious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] freed from impurities by processing | |
| Synonyms: | processed | |
| Examples: | "refined sugar" "refined oil" "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare |
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| Related terms: | unrefined | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | |
| Synonyms: | graceful elegant | |
| Related terms: | gracious | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] made pure | |
| Synonyms: | purified sublimate | |
| Related terms: | pure | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience | |
| Synonyms: | svelte urbane polished | |
| Examples: | "his polished manner" "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" |
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| Related terms: | sophisticated | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] free from what is tawdry or unbecoming | |
| Synonyms: | neat tasteful | |
| Examples: | "a neat style" "a neat set of rules" "she hated to have her neat plans upset" |
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| Related terms: | elegant | |
| Similar spelling: |
rebind repoint repaint |
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