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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 vertoningرائِع، مُمْتازпрекрасенskvělýfin; smukvorzüglichωραίος, εξαίρετοςexcelenteoivalineبسیار خوبhienobeauטוֹבबढ़िया, अच्छाdivan, izvrstan, sjajanfinombaguságæturbello見事な훌륭한puikusjauks; lieliskssangat bagusvoortreffelijkfin, glimrendewspaniały, ładnybelobunпрекрасныйskvelýodličensjajanfin, utmärktดีเยี่ยมgüzel, mükemmel傑出的першокласний, високопробнийنفیس ، بہت عمدہtốt杰出的

2 (of weather) bright; not raining a fine day.mooi; helderصافٍхубавhezkýfin; smuk; herligschönκαλός, λαμπρός (για καιρό)buenoselgeخوبkaunisbeauבָּהִירबढ़ियाvedar, lijepderült, szépcerahgóður, bjarturbello晴れた맑은, 청명한puikus(par laiku) jauks; skaistscerahdroogfin, pen, deilig, vakkerpięknybelofrumosясныйpeknýjasenvedarfin, vackerแจ่มใสgüzel, açık ve güneşli晴朗的ясний, сухийصاف (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; goedحَسَنُ، بِصِحَّةٍ جيِّدَهздравdobřehave det fintgutθαυμάσια στην υγείαbienhästiسرحالterve, mainiobienבְּסֶדֶרस्वस्थdobar, zdravjósehatheilbrigður, hressbene元気な건강한, 기분 좋은puikusman klājas labisihatprimafin, bra, i fin formdobrzebembineпрекрасныйdobreodličendobrofint, braสบายดีiyi, sağlıklı良好的，健康的здоровийاچھا ، صحتمندsung sức; dễ chịu良好的，健康的

4 thin or delicate a fine material.fynرَقيق، ناعِمфинjemnýfin; tynd; sartzartλεπτός, ευαίσθητοςfinopeen(ike)ظریفhienofinעֲדִיןबारीकfin, ugodan (materijal)vékonyhalusfínn, fíngerðurfineきめの細かい가는, 정교한plonas, švelnussmalkshalusfijnfin, tynn, lettcienki, delikatnyfinofinтонкийjemnýfintanaktunn, skörบางçok ince精致的витончений, вишуканийمہین، نفیسthon thả; mảnh mai精致的

5 careful; detailed Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.fynدَقيقделикатенpečlivýfin; detaljeretgenauφίνος, περίτεχνοςfino, delicadotäpneدقیقtarkkadélicatאֵיכוּתִיसतर्कprecizan, detaljangondoscermatnákvæmur, vandaðurdelicato入念な섬세한preciziškasprecīzscermatnauwkeurigfin, detaljertprecyzyjnydelicadode fineţeтщательныйstarostlivýnatančendelikatanskickligละเอียดzarif, ince精巧的високої якостіتفصیلی، عمدگی سےđược chế tạo cẩn thận; tinh xảo精巧的

6 made of small pieces, grains etc fine sand; fine rain.fyn korrels; motreënمَصنوع مِن حَبَّات ناعِمَه، ناعِم، رَقيقситенjemnýfinfeinψιλόςfinopeenikeریزhienofinדַקबारीकsitanfinomlembutfíngerðurfino, fine細かい미세한, 가는smulkussmalks; sīkslembutfijnfin(malt), finknust, fin(kornet)miałki, drobnyfinofinмелкийjemnýdrobensitanfinประกอบด้วยชิ้นส่วนเล็ก ๆince/ufak taneli細的дрібнийچھوٹے ذرات سے بناlàm bằng những hạt rất nhỏ hoặc mịn细的

7 slight; delicate a fine balance; a fine distinction.fynخَفيفтънъкdrobný, jemnýfin; tyndfeinλεπτόςsutil, delicadopeenکمherkkä, hiuksenhienosubtilעֲדִיןबारीकjedva primjetljiv (razlika)finomhalusnákvæmur, skÿr, örfínndelicato; sottile微妙な미묘한subtilus, nedidelissmalks; delikātshalussubtielfin, subtil, smekkerdelikatnydelicado/precisosubtilутончённыйjemnýfin, pretanjensitankänslig, subtilละเอียดอ่อนince, hassas微妙的точнийنفیس ، مہینtinh tế微妙的

8 perfectly satisfactory There's nothing wrong with your work – it's fine.fynمُمتاز، بَديعчудесенvýbornýfin; tilfredsstillendegutεξαίρετος, άριστοςexcelentesuurepäraneعالیmainiotrès bienבְּסֶדֶר גָמוּרसंतुष्टिzadovoljavajućikitűnősempurnaágætur, prÿðilegurperfetto申し分のない대단히 만족스러운, 훌륭한visiškai geraslabs; lielisksmemuaskanprimafindobrybomfoarte bineпрекрасныйvýbornýv redu, krasendobarutmärktน่าพึงพอใจiyi, güzel完全令人滿意的прекрасний; чудовийاطمئنان بخشvừa ý完全令人满意的

adv

satisfactorily This arrangement suits me fine.fynبِصورَة مُرْضِيَهпрекрасноvýborněgodtausgezeichnetικανοποιητικάmuy bien, a la perfecciónhästiبه خوبیmainiostitrès bienבְסֶדֶר גָמוּרसंतुष्टिपूर्वकizvrsno, dobro (odgovarati nečemu)kitűnőenmemuaskanprÿðilegabene, benissimoとてもよく잘, 훌륭하게puikiailabi; lieliskimemuaskanprimafint, bra, godtdobrzeperfeitamentede minuneвполнеvýbornezelo pravodgovarajućifint, utmärktอย่างน่าพึงพอใจçok iyi, uygun很好прекрасноاطمئنان بخشmột cách thoả đáng, hài lòng很好

interj

good; well done etc You've finished already – fine!fyn; goedجيِّد! حَسَنٌ!суперprima!fint!gut!ωραίαmuy bien, bien hechotore!خیلی خوبهhienoatrès bienיוֹפִיबढ़ियाOdlično!jól van!bagusstórfínt!beneよろしいpuiku!jauki; lieliskibagusprimafint!; flott!; storartet!świetnie!certo/óptimobine!; bravo!отлично!príma!krasnofinofint! utmärkt!ดีมากçok iyi, bravo好極了чудово!بہت خوبtốt; giỏi好极了

adv ˈfinely

fynبِصورَةٍ دَقيقَه أو ناعِمَه أو رقيقَهотличноskvělefint; tyndt; sartfeinλεπτάdelicadamente, minuciosamente, elegantementepeenelt, suurepäraseltبطور عالیhienosti, tarkoinmagnifiquementדַקबढ़िया ढंग सेdobro, sjajnoszépen, finoman, remekül, pontosandengan baikglæsilegabenissimo見事に훌륭하게, 정교하게puikiailieliskidengan halusnauwkeurigfint, tynt, lett, detaljert, subtiltdrobnodelicadamenteminunatхорошоskveledobrodobrofintอย่างละเอียด; อย่างประณีตçok iyi, inceden inceye精細地，美好地високоякісно; тонкоنفاست سےđẹp 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 dragحُلىпремянаnádhera, parádastiveste pudsder Staatεπίσημη αμφίεσηgalas, adornospiduehtedچیز تجملیhepenetatoursלְבוּש מְהוּדָרभव्यता, तड़क-भड़कlijepa odjeca i nakitpompapakaian indahskart(klæðnaður); skrautmunireleganza装飾品화려한 옷과 장식품puošnus tualetasgrezns tērps; greznums; rotapakaian indah-indahopschikfinstas, pyntświetnośćrefinamento/atavioshaine/bijuterii de valoareубранствоnádherarazkošjeotmenostfinkläder, prakt, grannlåtเสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ที่หรูหราsüslü giysiler華麗的服飾пишне вбрання; оздобаآرائشی لباس ، زیور وغیرہquần 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 kunsteالفُنون الجَميلَهизящно изкуствоkrásné uměníde skønne kunsterdie schönen Künste (pl.)καλές τέχνεςbellas arteskaunid kunstidهنرهای زیباkaunotaiteetbeaux-artsהָאֳמָנוּיוֹת הַיָפוֹתललित कलाlijepa umjetnostszépművészetseni keindahanfagrar listirbelle arti美術미술, 조형 예술menastēlotājmākslaseni halusschone kunstkunst, de skjønne kunstersztuka pięknabelas artesarte frumoaseизящные искусстваvýtvarné umenielepe umetnostilikovna umetnostskön konst, de sköna konsternaประณีตศิลป์güzel sanat(lar)美術образотворче мистецтвоفنون لطیفہmỹ thuật美术