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fine 1 F0126200 (fīn)adj. fin·er, fin·est 1. a. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine wine.b. Excellent in character or ability: a fine person; a fine writer.2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper.3. a. Free from impurities.b. 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. Carefully or delicately made or done: fine china. See Synonyms at exquisite.7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.8. a. Marginally different or subtle: a fine difference.b. 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: people in the finest society.11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: "How are you?" "I'm fine."13. Used as an intensive: a fine mess.adv.1. Finely.2. Informal Very well: doing fine.tr. & intr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines To make or become finer, purer, or cleaner.
[Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fīnis, end, supreme degree.]
fine′ness n.
fine 2 F0126200 (fīn)n.1. A sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense.2. Obsolete An end; a termination.tr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines To require the payment of a fine from; impose a fine on.Idiom: in fine1. In conclusion; finally.2. In summation; in brief.
[Middle English fin, from Old French, settlement, compensation, from Medieval Latin fīnis, from Latin, end.]
fin′a·ble, fine′a·ble adj.
fi·ne 3 F0126400 (fē′nā)n. Music The end.
[Italian, from Latin fīnis, end.]fining (ˈfaɪnɪŋ) n1. (Ceramics) the process of removing undissolved gas bubbles from molten glass2. (Brewing) the process of clarifying liquors by the addition of a coagulant3. (Brewing) (plural) a substance, such as isinglass, added to wine, beer, etc, to clarify it[C17: from fine1 (in the sense: to clarify, refine)]IdiomsSeefinefining
fining[′fīn·iŋ] (chemical engineering) A process in which molten glass is cleared of bubbles, usually by the addition of chemical agents. (food engineering) A process for clarifying a beverage, such as beer or wine, by causing the suspended matter to fall to the bottom. (materials) A material such as gelatin, egg white, or bentonite that is used to clarify a liquid. Also known as clarifying agent. FinancialSeeFine |