Meaning & Definition of Fine in English
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Fine
/faɪn/
noun
1. Money extracted as a penalty
synonym:
- fine,
- mulct,
- amercement
verb
1. Issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
- "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"
- "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"
synonym:
- ticket,
- fine
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- all right,
- fine,
- o.k.,
- ok,
- okay,
- hunky-dory
2. Minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
- "A fine distinction"
synonym:
- fine
3. Thin in thickness or diameter
- "A fine film of oil"
- "Fine hairs"
- "Read the fine print"
synonym:
- fine
4. 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"
synonym:
- fine
5. Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small 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"
synonym:
- fine
6. Free from impurities
- Having a high or specified degree of purity
- "Gold 21 carats fine"
synonym:
- fine
adverb
1. An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
synonym:
- very well,
- fine,
- alright,
- all right,
- OK
2. In a delicate manner
- "Finely shaped features"
- "Her fine drawn body"
synonym:
- finely,
- fine,
- delicately,
- exquisitely
Examples of using
She's a fine looking woman.
"Can I say it in this way as well?" "Yes, that's fine too."
There's often a fine line between confidence and arrogance.