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refined [rɪˈfaɪnd] adj
1. not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite 2. subtle; discriminating 3. freed from impurities; purified ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
refined adjective 1. purified, processed, pure, filtered, clean, clarified, distilled refined sugar purified coarse, impure, unrefined 2. cultured, civil, polished, sophisticated, gentlemanly, elegant, polite, cultivated, gracious, civilized, genteel, urbane, courtly, well-bred, ladylike, well-mannered His speech and manner are refined. cultured common, coarse, boorish, unrefined, inelegant, ungentlemanly, uncultured, unladylike, ill-bred, unmannerly 3. discerning, fine, nice, sensitive, exact, subtle, delicate, precise, discriminating, sublime, fastidious, punctilious refined tastes Translations refined adj (= processed) metal, oil → raffiniert, rein; foods → veredelt; refined sugar → Raffinade f; refined flour → Auszugsmehl nt; refined products (St Ex, Econ) → raffinierte/veredelte Produkte pl; refined petroleum products (St Ex, Econ) → raffinierte Erdölprodukte pl refined [rɪˈfaɪnd] adj → raffinato/a refined [rɪˈfaɪnd] adj → raffinato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If the more refined art is the higher, and the more refined in every case is that which appeals to the better sort of audience, the art which imitates anything and everything is manifestly most unrefined. The Chinooks, though not a very refined nation, have notions of matrimonial arrangements that would not disgrace the most refined sticklers for settlements and pin-money. I soon perceived that tho' Lovely and Elegant in her Person and tho' Easy and Polite in her Address, she was of that inferior order of Beings with regard to Delicate Feeling, tender Sentiments, and refined Sensibility, of which Augusta was one. |
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