fineness

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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fi·ne ³  (fn)

n. Music

The end.

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[Italian, from Latin fnis, end.]

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fineness [ˈfaɪnnɪs]

n

1. the state or quality of being fine

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a measurement of the purity of precious metal, expressed as the number of parts per thousand that is precious metal

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fineness - the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" choiceness high quality, superiority - the quality of being superior
	2.	fineness - the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" thinness narrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road"
	3.	fineness - having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" powderiness smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"
	4.	fineness - the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" daintiness, delicacy elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"

Translations

fineness [ˈfaɪnnɪs] N

1. (= thinness) [of thread, hair] → lo fino, lo delgado

2. (= excellent quality) → excelente calidad f

3. (= delicacy) → exquisitez f, lo delicado
observe the fineness of detail in the painting → observe la exquisitez de los detalles en el cuadro

4. (= precision) → precisión f

5. (= purity) [of metal] → pureza f

fineness

n

(= beauty, pleasantness) → Schönheit f

(= high quality) → Güte f; (of mind, novel) → Großartigkeit f; (= elegance, delicacy) → Feinheit f; (of material) → Zartheit f

(of sieve, net, mesh) → Feinmaschigkeit f; (of dust, sand) → Feinheit f

(= thinness) → Feinheit f, → Dünnheit f; (of nib) → Spitze f; the fineness of the print → die kleine Schrift

(of metal) → Feingehalt m

(of adjustment, distinction) → Feinheit f

fineness [ˈfaɪnnɪs] n (of silk) → finezza, sottigliezza

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fineness [ˈfaɪnnɪs] n (of silk) → finezza, sottigliezza