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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

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

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

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

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fine¹

adj fine [fain]

1 (usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality fine paintings; a fine performance. goeie skilderye; knap vertoning رائِع، مُمْتاز прекрасен skvělý fin; smuk vorzüglich ωραίος, εξαίρετος excelente oivaline بسیار خوب hieno beau טוֹב बढ़िया, अच्छा divan, izvrstan, sjajan finom bagus ágætur bello 見事な 훌륭한 puikus jauks; lielisks sangat bagus voortreffelijk fin, glimrende wspaniały, ładny belo bun прекрасный skvelý odličen sjajan fin, utmärkt ดีเยี่ยม güzel, mükemmel 傑出的 першокласний, високопробний نفیس ، بہت عمدہ tốt 杰出的

2 (of weather) bright; not raining a fine day. mooi; helder صافٍ хубав hezký fin; smuk; herlig schön καλός, λαμπρός (για καιρό) bueno selge خوب kaunis beau בָּהִיר बढ़िया vedar, lijep derült, szép cerah góður, bjartur bello 晴れた 맑은, 청명한 puikus (par laiku) jauks; skaists cerah droog fin, pen, deilig, vakker piękny belo frumos ясный pekný jasen vedar fin, vacker แจ่มใส güzel, açık ve güneşli 晴朗的 ясний, сухий صاف (موسم) ؛ بارش کے بغیر (thời tiết) sáng sủa; không mưa 晴朗的

3 well; healthy I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today! gesond; goed حَسَنُ، بِصِحَّةٍ جيِّدَه здрав dobře have det fint gut θαυμάσια στην υγεία bien hästi سرحال terve, mainio bien בְּסֶדֶר स्वस्थ dobar, zdrav jó sehat heilbrigður, hress bene 元気な 건강한, 기분 좋은 puikus man klājas labi sihat prima fin, bra, i fin form dobrze bem bine прекрасный dobre odličen dobro fint, bra สบายดี iyi, sağlıklı 良好的，健康的 здоровий اچھا ، صحتمند sung sức; dễ chịu 良好的，健康的

4 thin or delicate a fine material. fyn رَقيق، ناعِم фин jemný fin; tynd; sart zart λεπτός, ευαίσθητος fino peen(ike) ظریف hieno fin עֲדִין बारीक fin, ugodan (materijal) vékony halus fínn, fíngerður fine きめの細かい 가는, 정교한 plonas, švelnus smalks halus fijn fin, tynn, lett cienki, delikatny fino fin тонкий jemný fin tanak tunn, skör บาง çok ince 精致的 витончений, вишуканий مہین، نفیس thon thả; mảnh mai 精致的

5 careful; detailed Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery. fyn دَقيق деликатен pečlivý fin; detaljeret genau φίνος, περίτεχνος fino, delicado täpne دقیق tarkka délicat אֵיכוּתִי सतर्क precizan, detaljan gondos cermat nákvæmur, vandaður delicato 入念な 섬세한 preciziškas precīzs cermat nauwkeurig fin, detaljert precyzyjny delicado de fineţe тщательный starostlivý natančen delikatan skicklig ละเอียด zarif, ince 精巧的 високої якості تفصیلی، عمدگی سے được chế tạo cẩn thận; tinh xảo 精巧的

6 made of small pieces, grains etc fine sand; fine rain. fyn korrels; motreën مَصنوع مِن حَبَّات ناعِمَه، ناعِم، رَقيق ситен jemný fin fein ψιλός fino peenike ریز hieno fin דַק बारीक sitan finom lembut fíngerður fino, fine 細かい 미세한, 가는 smulkus smalks; sīks lembut fijn fin(malt), finknust, fin(kornet) miałki, drobny fino fin мелкий jemný droben sitan fin ประกอบด้วยชิ้นส่วนเล็ก ๆ ince/ufak taneli 細的 дрібний چھوٹے ذرات سے بنا làm bằng những hạt rất nhỏ hoặc mịn 细的

7 slight; delicate a fine balance; a fine distinction. fyn خَفيف тънък drobný, jemný fin; tynd fein λεπτός sutil, delicado peen کم herkkä, hiuksenhieno subtil עֲדִין बारीक jedva primjetljiv (razlika) finom halus nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn delicato; sottile 微妙な 미묘한 subtilus, nedidelis smalks; delikāts halus subtiel fin, subtil, smekker delikatny delicado/preciso subtil утончённый jemný fin, pretanjen sitan känslig, subtil ละเอียดอ่อน ince, hassas 微妙的 точний نفیس ، مہین tinh tế 微妙的

8 perfectly satisfactory There's nothing wrong with your work – it's fine. fyn مُمتاز، بَديع чудесен výborný fin; tilfredsstillende gut εξαίρετος, άριστος excelente suurepärane عالی mainio très bien בְּסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टि zadovoljavajući kitűnő sempurna ágætur, prÿðilegur perfetto 申し分のない 대단히 만족스러운, 훌륭한 visiškai geras labs; lielisks memuaskan prima fin dobry bom foarte bine прекрасный výborný v redu, krasen dobar utmärkt น่าพึงพอใจ iyi, güzel 完全令人滿意的 прекрасний; чудовий اطمئنان بخش vừa ý 完全令人满意的

adv

satisfactorily This arrangement suits me fine. fyn بِصورَة مُرْضِيَه прекрасно výborně godt ausgezeichnet ικανοποιητικά muy bien, a la perfección hästi به خوبی mainiosti très bien בְסֶדֶר גָמוּר संतुष्टिपूर्वक izvrsno, dobro (odgovarati nečemu) kitűnően memuaskan prÿðilega bene, benissimo とてもよく 잘, 훌륭하게 puikiai labi; lieliski memuaskan prima fint, bra, godt dobrze perfeitamente de minune вполне výborne zelo prav odgovarajući fint, utmärkt อย่างน่าพึงพอใจ çok iyi, uygun 很好 прекрасно اطمئنان بخش một cách thoả đáng, hài lòng 很好

interj

good; well done etc You've finished already – fine! fyn; goed جيِّد! حَسَنٌ! супер prima! fint! gut! ωραία muy bien, bien hecho tore! خیلی خوبه hienoa très bien יוֹפִי बढ़िया Odlično! jól van! bagus stórfínt! bene よろしい puiku! jauki; lieliski bagus prima fint!; flott!; storartet! świetnie! certo/óptimo bine!; bravo! отлично! príma! krasno fino fint! utmärkt! ดีมาก çok iyi, bravo 好極了 чудово! بہت خوب tốt; giỏi 好极了

adv ˈfinely

fyn بِصورَةٍ دَقيقَه أو ناعِمَه أو رقيقَه отлично skvěle fint; tyndt; sart fein λεπτά delicadamente, minuciosamente, elegantemente peenelt, suurepäraselt بطور عالی hienosti, tarkoin magnifiquement דַק बढ़िया ढंग से dobro, sjajno szépen, finoman, remekül, pontosan dengan baik glæsilega benissimo 見事に 훌륭하게, 정교하게 puikiai lieliski dengan halus nauwkeurig fint, tynt, lett, detaljert, subtilt drobno delicadamente minunat хорошо skvele dobro dobro fint อย่างละเอียด; อย่างประณีต çok iyi, inceden inceye 精細地，美好地 високоякісно; тонко نفاست سے đẹp đẽ, tuyệt vời; thành những hạt hoặc miếng nhỏ; với sự chính xác, một cách tinh vi 精细地，美好地

n ˈfinery

beautiful clothes, jewellery etc I arrived in all my finery. swierige drag حُلى премяна nádhera, paráda stiveste puds der Staat επίσημη αμφίεση galas, adornos piduehted چیز تجملی hepenet atours לְבוּש מְהוּדָר भव्यता, तड़क-भड़क lijepa odjeca i nakit pompa pakaian indah skart(klæðnaður); skrautmunir eleganza 装飾品 화려한 옷과 장식품 puošnus tualetas grezns tērps; greznums; rota pakaian indah-indah opschik finstas, pynt świetność refinamento/atavios haine/bijuterii de valoare убранство nádhera razkošje otmenost finkläder, prakt, grannlåt เสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ที่หรูหรา süslü giysiler 華麗的服飾 пишне вбрання; оздоба آرائشی لباس ، زیور وغیرہ quần áo tươi màu và diện; quần áo lộng lẫy 华丽的服饰

fine art

art that appeals immediately to the senses, eg painting, sculpture, music etc Painting is one of the fine arts. fynkuns fyner kunste; skone/beeldende kunste الفُنون الجَميلَه изящно изкуство krásné umění de skønne kunster die schönen Künste (pl.) καλές τέχνες bellas artes kaunid kunstid هنرهای زیبا kaunotaiteet beaux-arts הָאֳמָנוּיוֹת הַיָפוֹת ललित कला lijepa umjetnost szépművészet seni keindahan fagrar listir belle arti 美術 미술, 조형 예술 menas tēlotājmāksla seni halus schone kunst kunst, de skjønne kunster sztuka piękna belas artes arte frumoase изящные искусства výtvarné umenie lepe umetnosti likovna umetnost skön konst, de sköna konsterna ประณีตศิลป์ güzel sanat(lar) 美術 образотворче мистецтво فنون لطیفہ mỹ thuật 美术