fine
Meaning of fine
- of very high quality; very good of its kind.
this was a fine piece of film-making
fine wines
- very thin or narrow.
a fine nylon thread
fine flyaway hair
- directed or stationed behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled.
noun
very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.
adverb- in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.
‘And how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘Oh, fine.’
mother and baby are both doing fine
- behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled.
- clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production.
- make or become thinner.
she'd certainly fined down —her face was thinner
- (of the weather) become bright and clear.
Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire ‘to finish’ (see finish).
noun- a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority.
a parking fine
- punish (someone) for an illegal or illicit act by making them pay a sum of money.
she was fined £1500 for driving offences
Middle English: from Old French fin ‘end, payment’, from Latin finis ‘end’ (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit). The original sense was ‘conclusion’ (surviving in the phrase in fine); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty.
noun
French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace.
noun
(in musical directions) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section which is repeated at the end of the piece).
Italian, from Latin finis ‘end’.
Information about fine
- The plural form of fine is: fines.
- Languages in which fine is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of fine
fine
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- fine is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fine synonyms
Meaning all right:
Meaning mulct:
Meaning ticket:
Meaning very well:
Meaning finely:
finely, delicately, exquisitely
Meaning extremely good; outstanding:
Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:
Meaning unusual; not typical:
Meaning exceptionally good:
Meaning arousing or deserving respect and approval:
Meaning of good quality; excellent:
Meaning higher in rank, status, or quality:
Meaning magnificent; very impressive:
Meaning extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive:
Meaning pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically:
Meaning extremely beautiful and delicate:
Meaning (especially of food) of very good quality:
Meaning (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable:
Meaning of the best possible quality; excellent:
Meaning highest in rank or authority:
Meaning very good; excellent:
Meaning inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous:
Meaning of very great excellence or beauty:
Meaning of the highest quality or degree:
Meaning highest in position, rank, or degree:
Meaning (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often:
Meaning splendid:
Meaning relating to a star or stars:
Meaning excellent:
Meaning with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together:
Meaning having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark:
Meaning very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality:
Meaning (of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery:
Meaning (especially of a woman's garment or a fabric) light and flimsy:
Meaning (of a person's hair) fine and difficult to control:
Meaning having, covered with, or resembling feathers:
Meaning (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous:
Meaning of thin material or build and weighing less than average:
Meaning (of clothing) very light and thin:
Meaning lacking strength and solidity:
Meaning (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent:
Meaning (especially of fabric) thin and translucent:
Meaning a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn:
Meaning of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous:
Meaning resembling gauze; thin and translucent:
Meaning shining with a soft, slightly wavering light:
Meaning (of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen:
Meaning (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent:
Meaning delicate, as though filled with or made of air:
Meaning extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world:
Meaning melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids:
Meaning remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from:
Meaning remove contaminants from:
Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
Meaning pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material:
Meaning become or make less wide:
Meaning diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end:
Meaning reduce the force, effect, or value of:
Meaning make narrower, especially by encircling pressure:
Meaning make or become narrow:
Meaning the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence:
Meaning a fine or penalty for wrongdoing:
Meaning the loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing:
Meaning a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule:
Meaning a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract:
Meaning a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services:
Meaning a price asked for goods or services:
Meaning punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing:
Meaning physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something:
Meaning subject to a penalty or punishment:
Meaning wound or pierce with a sting:
Meaning punish with a fine:
fine antonyms
Meaning lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society:
Meaning with opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart:
Meaning rough or harsh in texture:
Translation of fine
- Italian: multa, ammenda, discreto
- French: amende, passable
- Portuguese: coimas, discreto
- Spanish: multa, aceptable, bien
Anagrams of fine
Enif, Fein, feni, neif, nief, nife
Words that rhyme with fine
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