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finer definition
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Grep of noun finer finery refiner Overview of adj finer The adj finer has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. finer -- ((comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician") Overview of adj fine The adj fine has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (31) fine, good -- (superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade") 2. (5) all right all-right, fine, ok o.k., okay, hunky-dory -- ((informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "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 been fine") 3. (4) fine -- (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction") 4. (2) fine -- (of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles; "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") 5. (2) all right fine -- (being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?") 6. (2) fine -- (thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print") 7. (2) fine -- (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master") 8. fine, f. -- ((metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine") 9. fine -- ((of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening") Antonyms of adj finer 1 sense of finer Sense 1 finer INDIRECT (VIA better) -> worse Antonyms of adj fine 9 senses of fine Sense 1 fine, good INDIRECT (VIA superior) -> inferior Sense 2 all right(prenominal), all-right(postnominal), fine, ok o.k., okay, hunky-dory INDIRECT (VIA satisfactory) -> unsatisfactory Sense 3 fine INDIRECT (VIA precise) -> imprecise Sense 4 fine (vs. coarse) coarse (vs. fine) => coarse-grained => farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy, sandy => granulated => loose, open Sense 5 all right fine INDIRECT (VIA well) -> ill, sick Sense 6 fine INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 7 fine INDIRECT (VIA elegant) -> inelegant Sense 8 fine, f. INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 9 fine INDIRECT (VIA pleasant) -> unpleasant Similarity of adj finer 1 sense of finer Sense 1 finer => better (vs. worse) Similarity of adj fine 9 senses of fine Sense 1 fine, good => superior (vs. inferior) Sense 2 all right(prenominal), all-right(postnominal), fine, ok o.k., okay, hunky-dory => satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) Sense 3 fine => precise (vs. imprecise) Sense 4 fine (vs. coarse) => close tight => close-grained, fine-grained => dustlike => floury => nongranular => powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained => small => superfine Also See-> smooth#1 Sense 5 all right fine => well (vs. ill) Sense 6 fine => thin (vs. thick) Sense 7 fine => elegant (vs. inelegant) Sense 8 fine, f. => pure (vs. impure) Sense 9 fine => pleasant (vs. unpleasant) Attributes of adj finer Attributes of adj fine 1 of 9 senses of fine Sense 4 fine (vs. coarse) => texture Familiarity of adj finer finer used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Familiarity of adj fine fine used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj finer finer Grep of adj fine fine fine-grained fine-looking fine-tooth fine-toothed fineable fined finer finespun finest hyperfine superfine Overview of adj finer The adj finer has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. finer -- ((comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician") Overview of adj fine The adj fine has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (31) fine, good -- (superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade") 2. (5) all right all-right, fine, ok o.k., okay, hunky-dory -- ((informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "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 been fine") 3. (4) fine -- (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction") 4. (2) fine -- (of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles; "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") 5. (2) all right fine -- (being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?") 6. (2) fine -- (thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print") 7. (2) fine -- (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master") 8. fine, f. -- ((metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine") 9. fine -- ((of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening")
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