refinement (redirected from refinements)

re·fine·ment  (r-fnmnt)

n.

1. The act of refining.

2. The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.

3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

4. A keen or precise phrasing; a subtle distinction.

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refinement [rɪˈfaɪnmənt]

n

1. the act of refining or the state of being refined

2. a fine or delicate point, distinction, or expression; a subtlety

3. fineness or precision of thought, expression, manners, etc.; polish or cultivation

4. a device, change, adaptation, etc., designed to improve performance or increase efficiency

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	refinement - a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad polish, finish, cultivation, culture flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
	2.	refinement - the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" elaboration betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development
	3.	refinement - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) refining, purification processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
	4.	refinement - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" nuance, subtlety, nicety, shade meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	5.	refinement - the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" civilisation, civilization excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

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refinement

noun

1. subtlety, nuance, nicety, fine point the refinements of the game

2. sophistication, finish, style, culture, taste, breeding, polish, grace, discrimination, courtesy, civilization, precision, elegance, delicacy, cultivation, finesse, politeness, good manners, civility, gentility, good breeding, graciousness, urbanity, fastidiousness, fineness, courtliness, politesse a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement

3. purification, processing, filtering, cleansing, clarification, distillation, rectification, rarefaction the refinement of crude oil

Translations

refinement [rɪˈfaɪnmənt] N

1. [of person, language] → refinamiento m; [of manners] → educación f, finura f; [of style] → elegancia f, urbanidad f
a person of some refinement → una persona fina

2. (= improvement) → mejora f; (in machine) → perfeccionamiento m

3. (= subtle detail) [of language] → sutileza f
that is a refinement of cruelty → eso es ser más cruel todavía
with every possible refinement of cruelty → con las formas más refinadas de la crueldad

refinement [rɪˈfaɪnmənt] n

[person, manner] → raffinement m

(= improvement) [theory, model, plan] → amélioration f

[oil, sugar] → raffinage m

refinement

n

no pl (of metal, oil, sugar) → Raffination f, → Raffinierung f, → Reinigung f

no pl (of person, language, style) → Vornehmheit f, → Feinheit f; a person of evident refinement → ein offensichtlich kultivierter Mensch

(= improvement: in technique, machine etc) → Verfeinerung f, → Verbesserung f (→ in sth +gen)

refinement [rɪˈfaɪnmənt] n (of person, language) → raffinatezza, finezza; (in machine, system) → miglioramento