Word Meaning

fine definition and meaning

superl. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
superl. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
superl. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
superl. Not coarse, gross, or heavy
superl. Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
superl. Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
superl. Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
superl. Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
superl. Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
superl. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
superl. (Used ironically.)
a. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
a. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
a. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
n. End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
n. A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
n. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
n. A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
n. To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
v. i. To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
v. t. To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.

Crossword clues for fine

- Adore
- Good (weather)
- Good, as weather
- It’s OK to impose cash penalty
- Monetary penalty
- Of high quality; with delicate structure
- Of very high grade
- ornate
- Penalty; sunny
- Sunny
- Very good