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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.]finable (ˈfaɪnəbəl) or fineableadjliable to a fine ˈfinableness, ˈfineableness nfin•a•ble or fine•a•ble (ˈfaɪ nə bəl)
adj. subject to a fine. [1475–85] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | finable - liable to a finefineableguilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" |
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