Made smooth (and usually glossy) by friction. Also figurative.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective] (43) polisheda1382 Made smooth (and usually glossy) by friction. Also figurative. dainteousc1386 = dainty, adj. polite?a1500 Of language, the arts, or other intellectual pursuits: refined, elegant, scholarly; exhibiting good or restrained taste. delicatea1533 Refined in quality or nature; sophisticated, subtle. courtly1535 Of things: Having the state, elegance, or refinement befitting a court; elegant, refined. civil1551 Of a thing: highly-developed, advanced, sophisticated; refined. Now rare. court-like1552 After the style or manner of the Court; courtly, elegant, polite. well-refined1575 Highly purified. Also: very elegant or cultivated. nice1588 Refined, cultured; associated with polite society. perpolite1592 Thoroughly or highly polished; = perpolished, adj. Chiefly figurative. politic1596 Scottish. Polished, refined, cultured. Obsolete. rare. soft1599 Refined, delicate. terse1628 figurative. Polite, polished, refined, cultured: esp. in reference to language. Obsolete (passing into 3). refine1646 Refined; spec. designating a type of fine broadcloth. refined1650 Polished; not crude or vulgar. Free from rudeness or vulgarity; devoid of crude, rough, or uncouth elements; that befits a person of refinement. elegant1652 Of an action, feeling, pursuit, etc.: befitting a person of refinement and cultivated taste; refined. Cf. elegant arts n. at compounds 2. genteel1678 Of an abstract or immaterial thing: refined; sophisticated; elegantly tasteful. Obsolete. chastea1797 figurative. Chastened, modest, restrained from all excess. of tastes, qualities, etc. spirituala1806 Esp. of a person's face, features, etc.: expressive or suggestive of highly refined character, nature, or spirit; delicate, sensitive. Cf. spirituel… aesthetic1844 Of a person, etc.: having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste. Hence: being or resembling an aesthete. nicey1859 Nice. Also reduplicated for emphasis, as nicey-nicey adj. also nicey-nice. raffiné1865 Of a person: refined in manners or judgement, cultured, cultivated; (of language, etc.) polished, elegant. nuttish1869 colloquial. Smart, sophisticated. Now archaic. too-tooa1884 sophisticated1895 Of a person: free of naïvety, experienced, worldly-wise; subtle, discriminating, refined, cultured; aware of, versed in, the complexities of a… lavender1928 figurative. Refined, genteel, sentimental; hence (esp. of a man) effeminate, homosexual. Subcategories:— specifically of persons (12) — refining (1) — not vulgar (4) |
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