fine

fine ¹  (fn)

adj. fin·er, fin·est

1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; 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. Exhibiting careful and delicate artistry: fine china. See Synonyms at delicate.

7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.

8.

a. Subtle or precise: 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.

11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.

12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: I'm fine. And you?

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.

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[Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fnis, end, supreme degree.]

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fineness n.

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fine ²  (fn)

n.

1. A sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense.

2. Law

a. A forfeiture or penalty to be paid to the offended party in a civil action.

b. An amicable settlement of a suit over land ownership.

3. 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 fine

1. In conclusion; finally.

2. In summation; in brief.

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[Middle English fin, from Old French, settlement, compensation, from Medieval Latin fnis, from Latin, end.]

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fina·ble, finea·ble adj.

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fine ¹

Adjective

1. very good

2. superior in skill: a fine doctor

3. (of weather) clear and dry

4. Informal quite well: I felt fine

5. satisfactory: as far as we can tell, everything is fine

6. of delicate or careful workmanship: fine porcelain

7. subtle: too fine a distinction

8. very thin or slender: fine soft hair

9. very small: fine print

10. (of edges or blades) sharp

11. fancy, showy, or smart

12. good-looking

13. Ironic disappointing or terrible: a fine mess!

Adverb

Informal very well: that's what we've always done, and it suits us just fine

Verb

[fining, fined]

1. to make (something) finer or thinner

2. fine down to make (a theory or criticism) more precise or exact [Latin finis end, boundary, as in finis honorum the highest degree of honour]

finely adv

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fine ²

Noun

a payment imposed as a penalty

Verb

[fining, fined]

to impose a fine on [Old French fin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fine - money extracted as a penalty amercement, mulct penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract library fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
Verb	1.	fine - 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!" ticket book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
Adj.	1.	fine - 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" all right, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
	2.	fine - minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	3.	fine - thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	4.	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" elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	5.	fine - 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" smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
	6.	fine - free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" metallurgy - the science and technology of metals pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
Adv.	1.	fine - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence all right, OK, very well, alright
	2.	fine - in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" delicately, exquisitely, finely

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fine ¹

adjective 1. excellent, good, great, striking, choice, beautiful, masterly, select, rare, very good, supreme, impressive, outstanding, magnificent, superior, accomplished, sterling, first-class, divine, exceptional, splendid, world-class, exquisite, admirable, skilful, ornate, first-rate, showy << OPPOSITE poor

adjective 2. satisfactory, good, all right, suitable, acceptable, convenient, agreeable, hunky-dory (informal) fair, O.K. or okay (informal)

adjective 3. thin, small, light, narrow, wispy

adjective 4. delicate, light, thin, sheer, lightweight, flimsy, wispy, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, chiffony << OPPOSITE coarse

adjective 5. stylish, expensive, elegant, refined, tasteful, quality, schmick Austral. (informal)

adjective 6. exquisite, delicate, fragile, dainty

adjective 7. minute, exact, precise, nice

adjective 8. keen, minute, nice, quick, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, subtle, precise, refined, discriminating, tenuous, fastidious, hairsplitting

adjective 9. brilliant, quick, keen, alert, clever, intelligent, penetrating, astute

adjective 10. sharp, keen, polished, honed, razor-sharp, cutting

adjective 11. good-looking, striking, pretty, attractive, lovely, smart, handsome, stylish, bonny, well-favoured

adjective 12. sunny, clear, fair, dry, bright, pleasant, clement, balmy, cloudless << OPPOSITE cloudy

adjective 13. pure, clear, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, unpolluted, solid, sterling

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fine ²

noun 1. penalty, damages, punishment, forfeit, financial penalty, amercement (obsolete)

verb 2. penalize, charge, punish

Translations

fine [faɪn] adj (= delicate) → fino (= beautiful); hermoso

adv (= well) → bien

n (LAW) → multa

vt (LAW) → multar;

the weather is fine → hace buen tiempo;

he's fine → está muy bien;

you're doing fine → lo estás haciendo muy bien;

to cut it fine (of time, money) → calcular muy justo;

to get a fine for (doing) sth → recibir una multa por (hacer) algo

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fine [faɪn] adj [weather] → beau(belle) (= excellent); excellent(e) (= thin, subtle, not coarse); fin(e) (= acceptable); bien inv

adv (= well) → très bien (= small); fin, finement

n (Law) → amende f; contravention f

vt (Law) → condamner à une amende; donner une contravention à;

he's fine → il va bien;

the weather is fine → il fait beau;

you're doing fine → c'est bien, vous vous débrouillez bien;

to cut it fine → calculer un peu juste

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fine [faɪn] adj → fein;

(excellent) → gut;

(thin) → dünn

adv → gut;

(small) → fein

n → Geldstrafe f

vt → mit einer Geldstrafe belegen;

he's fine → es geht ihm gut;

the weather is fine → das Wetter ist schön;

that's cutting it (a bit) fine → das ist aber (ein bisschen) knapp;

you're doing fine → das machen Sie gut

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fine [faɪn] adj → bello/a; ottimo/a (= thin, subtle); fine

adv (= well) → molto bene (= small); finemente

n (LAW) → multa

vt (LAW) → multare;

he's fine → sta bene;

the weather is fine → il tempo è bello;

you're doing fine → te la cavi benissimo;

to cut it fine (with time, money) → farcela per un pelo